1 Samuel 22

1 Samuel 22:1

Adullam. See Psalms 57:1

1 Samuel 22:2

one = man. Hebrew. ’ish. . App-14. discontented = bitter of soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13. Compare Judges 18:25, “angry”: i.e. embittered.

captain = chief, leader, or prince.

men. Hebrew. ’ish. App-14.

1 Samuel 22:3

come forth. Syriac and Vulgate read. “dwell”. No Ellipsis then to be supplied.

God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4.

1 Samuel 22:4

hold = stronghold, or fortified camp. First occurance.

1 Samuel 22:6

men. Hebrew. ’enosh. App-14.

now Saul. Note the Figure of speech Parenthesis. App-6.

in Ramah. Or, in the high place.

1 Samuel 22:8

is sorry for = taketh pity upon.

1 Samuel 22:9

Then, &c.: verses: 1 Samuel 22:9-16, by the Figure of speech Hysteresis (App-6), give details not contained in former narration (21. i-9).

1 Samuel 22:10

the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.

1 Samuel 22:14

goeth at thy bidding: or, cometh near for audience. Septuagint reads “is captain over thy bodyguard”.

1 Samuel 22:15

Did I . . . ? Figure of speech Erotesis. App-6.

nor. This word is read in the text of Septuagint and Syriac.

1 Samuel 22:17

footmen = runners.

hand. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause) for the help given by it. App-6.

when he fled = that he was fleeing.

1 Samuel 22:18

slew. Thus partly fulfilling 1 Samuel 2:31; 1 Samuel 3:12, on Eli’s house.

persons. Hebrew. ’ish. App-14.

1 Samuel 22:20

Abiathar, escaped. Saul thus caused the transfer of the High Priest, with the Urim and Thummim, to David.

1 Samuel 22:22

I have occasioned, &c.: i.e. involved. A mark of David’s characteristic tenderness.

all the persons = every soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.

1 Samuel 22:23

life = soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.