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1 Samuel 22:9

King James Version (KJV)

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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.

1 Samuel 22:9 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Samuel 22:9

Theological / Devotional

Then answered Doeg. Doeg, the chief herdsman, saw his chance to be avenged on the priest Ahimelech (see on chapter 21:7), as well as to enhance his position with the king. He virtually told Saul that Jonathan and the Benjamites were not so much in the wrong as the priest, who not only gave David food but inquired of the Lord for him, and gave him a weapon (verse 10). Doeg apparently did not volunteer this information until bribed by offers of rich rewards and high position (see PP 659).

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