1 Samuel 22 - Study -Doeg the Edomite slew priests

[Anne Terri]

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1 SAMUEL 22 - STUDY GUIDE

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1 Samuel 22:1-2 David escaped to the cave Adullam ... his brethren went down thither ...
every one ...distressed...in debt ... discontented ... gathered ... unto him ... he became a captain over them ... four hundred men

1 Samuel 22:3-5 David went to Mizpeh of Moab ... said unto the king ...Let my father and...mother ... be with you ...they dwelt with him ... the prophet Gad said unto David ...Abide not in the hold ... get thee unto the land of Judah ...David departed ...

1 Samuel 22:6-10 Saul heard ...David discovered ... Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree in Ramah, his spear in his hand ... Saul said unto his servants ... Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jessee give everyone ... fields ... make you all captains of thousands ... you have conspired against me ...none sheweth...me ... my son hath stirred up my servant against me ... Doeg the Edomite ... over the servants of Saul ... said ... I saw the son of Jessee ... coming to ... Ahimelech the son of Ahitub ... he inquired of the LORD for him... gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine


1 Samuel 22:11-15 the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest the son of Ahitub ... Saul said ... Why have ye conspired against me,thou and the son of Jesse ... thou hast given him bread ... a sword ... inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me ...Ahimelech answered ... who is so faithful among all thy servants as David... let not the king impute any thing unto his servant ... for thy servant knew nothing ...

1 Samuel 22:16-19 the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech ... the king said unto the footmen ... Turn, and slay the priests of the Lord ... because their hand also is with David ... the servants ... would not ...the king said to Doeg ... Turn thou and fall upon the priests ... he ... slew ... fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod ... and Nob, the city ... the men and women, children ... oxen

1 Samuel 22:20-23 one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped ... showed David that Saul had slain the LORD'S priests ... David said ... I knew it ... when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would ... tell Saul ...David said unto Abiathar ... Abide thou with me ...
with me thou shalt be in safeguard.

1 Samuel 22:1-2 David escaped to the cave Adullam ... his brethren went down thither ... every one ...distressed...in debt ... discontented ... gathered ... unto him ... he became a captain over them ... four hundred men

1: David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him.
2: And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.




1 Samuel 22:3-5 David went to Mizpeh of Moab ... said unto the king ...Let my father and...mother ... be with you ...they dwelt with him ... the prophet Gad said unto David ...Abide not in the hold ... get thee unto the land of Judah ... David departed ...

3: And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said unto the king of Moab,
Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth, and be with you, till I know what God will do for me.
4: And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.
5: And the prophet Gad said unto David,
Abide not in the hold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.




1 Samuel 22:6-10 Saul heard ... David discovered ... Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree in Ramah, his spear in his hand ... Saul said unto his servants ... Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jessee give everyone ... fields ... make you all captains of thousands ... you have conspired against me ...none sheweth...me ... my son hath stirred up my servant against me ... Doeg the Edomite ... over the servants of Saul ... said ... I saw the son of Jessee ... coming to ... Ahimelech the son of Ahitub ... he inquired of the LORD for him ... gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine


6: When Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him,
(now Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree in Ramah, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him;)
7: Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds;
8: That all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that sheweth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or sheweth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?
9: Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.
10: And he inquired of the LORD for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.




1 Samuel 22:11-15 the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest the son of Ahitub ... Saul said ... Why have ye conspired against me,thou and the son of Jesse ... thou hast given him bread ... a sword ... inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me ...Ahimelech answered ... who is so faithful among all thy servants as David ... let not the king impute any thing unto his servant ... for thy servant knew nothing ...


11: Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father's house, the priests that were in Nob: and they came all of them to the king.
12: And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub.
And he answered, Here I am, my lord.
13: And Saul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?
14: Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the king's son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honourable in thine house?
15: Did I then begin to inquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute any thing unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father: for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more.




1 Samuel 22:16-19 the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech ... the king said unto the footmen ... Turn, and slay the priests of the Lord ... because their hand also is with David ... the servants ... would not ...the king said to Doeg ... Turn thou and fall upon the priests ... he ... slew ... fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod ... and Nob, the city ... the men and women, children ... oxen

16: And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father's house.
17: And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him,
Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD.
18: And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests.
And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod.
19: And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.



1 Samuel 22:20-23 one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped ... showed David that Saul had slain the LORD'S priests ... David said ... I knew it ... when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would ... tell Saul ... David said unto Abiathar ... Abide thou with me ... with me thou shalt be in safeguard.

20: And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.
21: And Abiathar shewed David that Saul had slain the LORD's priests.
22: And David said unto Abiathar,
I knew it that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul: I have occasioned the death of all the persons of thy father's house.
23: Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be in safeguard.

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Names of 1 Samuel 22

David

King Mizpeh of Moab
the prophet Gad
Saul
Benjamites
the son of Jesse
Doeg the Edomite

Ahimelech the son of Ahitub
Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub
one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar,
Goliath the Philistine





Places of 1 Samuel 22


the cave Adullam (the hold)
Moab
the forest of Hareth
Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree in Ramah,
Nob

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DICTIONARY OF RELIGION


ephod- a linen apron worn in ancient Hebrew rites; especially : a vestment for the high priest

Ephod had been mentioned in the Books of Samuel. (1 Samuel 14:3 and 1 Samuel 21:8-9 and 1 Samuel 22:18 and 1 Samuel 23:6 and 2 Samuel 6:14) This was also worn by David when he danced before the Ark of the Covenant. The ephod is worn during the worship of an object. This is based on ancient Israelite culture. The word ephod is also in Exodus 28, 29:5, 39:2, and Leviticus 8:7, as well as Judges 17 and 18.