David protects his parents and travels to judah 68. David and ahimelech and achish peninsula bible church. Ahimelech came out trembling to meet him and asked, 2 david answered. And david rose and fled that day from saul and went to achish the king of gath. For your servant knew nothing of all this, little or much. David and ahimelech this video tells the tragic story of the death of ahimelech and 85 others priests because of their association with david.
Ahimelech was trembling with fear as he came out to meet david. So david said to ahimelech the priest, the king has ordered me on some business, and said to. Nob means a knoll or hill, and apparently was situated a little to the north of jerusalem on the road leading to gath. Since david soon fled to gath, some 20 miles southwest of gibeah, it seems that his reason for going to nob was for supplies. David pretends to go crazy david went on his way and jonathan returned to town. Audio and video sermons are available for your bible study. And ahimelech was afraid when he met david, and said to him, why are you alone, and no one is with you.
This is because david told ahimelech that he was on sauls bidding when he was really running for his life 1 samuel 21. David needed to persuade saul not to attack him or his men. The meaning is that zadok and ahimelech, the heads of the houses of eleazar and ithamar, assisted david in the classification of the priests. The ark had evidently been removed thither by saul early in his reign, after it had remained for twenty years in the house of abinadab. In those verses, saul tore off a piece of samuels robe to which samuel told him that the kingdom would be torn away from him and given to someone else. Psalm 52 explained discover the 66 books of the bible. Verses 79 now a certain man of the servants of saul was there that day, detained before jehovah. It is well enough known what is here said in defence of the purity of the text. Ahimelek trembled when he met him, and asked, why are you alone. Gods persecuted people have often found better usage from philistines than from israelites. It is great comfort in a day of trouble, that we have a god to go to, to whom we may open our cases, and from whom we may ask and expect direction. And one of the sons of ahimelech the son of ahitub, named abiathar, escaped, and fled after david.
Ahimelech is an interesting person, especially because he stands for whatever information we have concerning the priestly office in israel during the period between eli and david. And so long, it seems, david and his men had hid themselves for fear of saul, whereby they were kept both from their wives and from food convenient for them. About these three days as long as the law required, exodus 19. David, fleeing from saul, comes to the city of nob.
The events in 1 samuel chapter 21 probably happened on the day when david left jonathan 20. I have occasioned the death of all the persons of thy fathers house. David is joined by his family and a motley crew of renegades 35. David requested a sword or spear from ahimelech, and he was given the sword of goliath whom he had slain before. Enduring word bible commentary of the whole bible with. Contextual overview 1 david came to nob to the priest ahimelech. Ahimelech was afraid when he first saw david, and many commentators think he might have feared that the enemies of israel would be right behind the future king, bringing destruction in their wake v. What are you doing here all by yourselfand not a soul with you. It is computed to have been about five miles distant from gibeah. David lied to ahimelech about his reason for coming to him, for saul had most certainly not sent him out on a special mission v. Give me five loaves of bread or anything else you have. Doeg tells saul about ahimelechs helping david 1116. David had reason to put confidence in achish, yet he began to be. Ahimelech fed david and his men with the showbread, and gave david the sword of goliath.
And zadok the son of ahitub, and ahimelech the son of abiathar, were the priests. This is the first mention of ahimelech in the book. Ahimelech came trembling to meet david, and said to him, why are you alone, and no one with you. David s men believe that god is giving david an opportunity to kill saul, but instead of killing him, he just cuts off a corner of his cloak. David feigns madness before achish king of gath 1 samuel 21. When david came to ahimelech, the priest questioned him carefully why are you alone, and no one is with you, 1 samuel 21. And he said to them, have you never read what david did, when he was in need and was hungry, he and those who.
David, knowing ahimelech probably understands the conflict in the palace and fearful that ahimelech will not. Contextual overview 1 then david came to nob to ahimelech the priest. Ahimelech thinks that the young men that attended david might not eat of this bread unless they had for some time abstained from women, even from their own wives. Audio and manuscripts are available for each lesson. Ahimelech was so unaware of the hatred saul has for david that he praised david before the jealous king. The purpose is to protect himself from being killed by his nations enemies, the philistines. I have not tried to christianize 1 and 2 samuel at every conceivable point. Jan 16, 2008 so, now the question becomes, why does it say the days of abiathar the high priest when clearly ahimelech was the priest at that time 1 sam. However, one of sauls servant doeg saw david with ahimelech. When king saul learned that this symbol of power had been given to david, he had ahimelech murdered.
And ahimelech came to meet david, trembling, and said to him, why are you alone, and no one with you. After parting from jonathan, david fled from sauls jealous anger and hid in nob. He went to ahimelech, the high priest, claiming to be on a clandestine royal mission. He scratched marks on the doors of the gate and let his saliva run down his beard. Doeg set his foot as far within the tabernacle as david did. Then came david to nob to ahimelech nob, a city of the priests 1 samuel 22. This 14 part study on king david from 1 and 2 samuel was preached at flagstaff christian fellowship in 1993. And who among all your servants is as faithful as david. By doing this, david endangered ahimelech s life, since doeg was present detained before the lord and witnessed ahimelech s service to david. Jonathan had told david that saul was plotting to kill him. Verses 19 david, in distress, fled to the tabernacle of god.
Mar 14, 2012 ahimelech gave david the hallowbread since there was no common bread to eat. The son of david taught from it, that mercy is to be preferred to. Ahimelech is fearful, perhaps having heard rumors of the breach between saul and david and does not. The paintings subject comes from the old testament. And ahimelech x came to meet david, trembling, and said to him, why are you alone, and no one with you. And david said unto abiathar, i knew it that day, when doeg the edomite was there, that he would surely tell saul. Statuary david receives sacral bread from the priest ahimelech in ceremonial hall in hradisko monastery in olomouc czech republic created by josef a. Jan 17, 2010 david convinces ahimelech to provide him with bread and a sword.
After a careful reading of the account of david and his men eating the shewbread in 1 samuel 21 22, we simply find that there were multiple priests. First samuel 21 commentary old testament matthew henry. Just think of it, when you are using the enduring word bible commentary as one of the many tools in your study, our bible commentary can be integrated with your tools to expand your bible study time. And ahimelech came to meet david, trembling, and said to him. Summary david convinces ahimelech to provide him with bread and a sword. After realizing that saul was out to get him, david fled to nob to meet ahimelech, the priest who was presiding over the tabernacle 21. David answered ahimelech the priest, the king sent me on a mission and gave strict orders. And david said unto ahimelech the priest, the king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, let no man know any thing of the busin. After this david fled for the fear of saul to achish the king of gath. And david answered the priest, and said unto him, of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days, since i came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel kjv. Gordon has provided us with a substantial commentary on the english text of the books of samuel, concentrating on exegesis, but also paying attention to linguistic and textual problems. By doing this, david endangered ahimelech s life, since doeg was present detained before the lord and witnessed. Instead of telling ahimelech the truth, david lied to him. At that point in his life, david was running from saul, who was motivated to kill him out of a desire to protect his own throne 20.
Ahimelech was alarmed as he went out to greet david. Of david, when he changed his behavior before abimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went away. Innocently enough, he flees to ahimelech, who is serving as high priest at nob. When king saul learned that this symbol of power had been given to david, he had ahimelech. Thus, and david divided them, and zadok and ahimelech, i.
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