Saul said to his servants who were standing in front of him, “Hear now, you Benjaminites! Will the son of Jesse really give all of you fields and vineyards? (A)Will he make you all commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds? For all of you have conspired against me so that there is no one who [a]informs me (B)when my son makes a covenant with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you (C)who cares about me or [b]informs me that my son has stirred up my servant against me to lie in ambush, as it is this day.” Then (D)Doeg the Edomite, who was [c]standing in front of the servants of Saul, responded and said, “(E)I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to (F)Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 22:8 Lit uncovers my ear
  2. 1 Samuel 22:8 Lit uncovers my ear
  3. 1 Samuel 22:9 Or set over

He said to them, “Listen, men of Benjamin! Will the son of Jesse give all of you fields and vineyards? Will he make all of you commanders(A) of thousands and commanders of hundreds? Is that why you have all conspired(B) against me? No one tells me when my son makes a covenant(C) with the son of Jesse.(D) None of you is concerned(E) about me or tells me that my son has incited my servant to lie in wait for me, as he does today.”

But Doeg(F) the Edomite, who was standing with Saul’s officials, said, “I saw the son of Jesse come to Ahimelek son of Ahitub(G) at Nob.(H)

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