1 Samuel 22:23

Lutherbibel

Bleibe bei mir und fürchte dich nicht; wer nach meinem Leben steht, der soll auch nach deinem Leben stehen, und sollst mit mir bewahrt werden.

Parallel Translations

Schlachter Bibel (1951)
Bleibe bei mir und fürchte dich nicht. Denn wer nach meinem Leben trachtet, der trachtet auch nach deinem Leben, und du sollst bei mir wohlbewahrt sein!

Elberfelder Bibel (1905)
Bleibe bei mir, fürchte dich nicht; denn wer nach meiner Seele trachtet, trachtet nach deiner Seele; denn bei mir bist du wohlbewahrt.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he that seeketh: 1 Kings 2:26, Matthew 24:9, John 15:20, John 16:2, John 16:3, Hebrews 12:1-3

but with me: John 10:28-30, John 17:12, John 18:9

Reciprocal: Esther 7:4 - we are sold

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Abide thou with me, fear not,.... He appeared to be in a fright; which is not to be wondered at, as not knowing what to do, and where to go and provide for his safety; when, to allay his fears, and make him easy, David invites and encourages him to stay with him, and not be afraid of Saul, nor any other:

for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life; or, as Kimchi observes, it may be interpreted, "my life he seeks who seeks thy life"; we are in the same circumstances, and have the same common enemy, and therefore it is best and safest to be together; as the Targum,

"he that seeks to kill me seeks to kill thee;''

and as Jarchi adds, he that loves me will love thee, and he that keeps my life will keep thine:

but with me thou [shalt be] in safeguard; intimating, that he would be as careful of him as of himself; and that for this reason, as Ben Gersom suggests, because he brought the ephod with the Urim and Thummim with him, by which he could inquire of God for him; but this was the thing David was confident of, that God would preserve him, and raise him to the kingdom, and therefore Abiathar might be sure of safety with him: at this time he penned the fifty second psalm, which shows the frame of spirit he was now in; see Psalms 52:1.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The characteristic generosity of David’s disposition breaks out in these words. He never forgot a friend. (Compare 2 Samuel 1:26; 2 Samuel 9:1, etc.) David acknowledges that Saul’s enmity against Abiathar is the consequence of his enmity against himself, and therefore David makes common cause with him.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 22:23. He that seeketh my life seeketh thy life — The enmity of Saul is directed against thee as well as against me, and thou canst have no safety but in being closely attached to me; and I will defend thee even at the risk of my own life. This he was bound in duty and conscience to do.