1 Samuel 22:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Abiathar shewed David that Saul had slain the Lord’s priests.”
1 Samuel 22:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 22:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 22:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Abiathar told David that Saul had slain Yahweh’s priests.”
1 Samuel 22:21 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 22:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Abiathar told David that Saul had slain Jehovah’s priests.”
1 Samuel 22:21 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 22:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and Abiathar declareth to David that Saul hath slain the priests of Jehovah.”
1 Samuel 22:21 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 22:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Abiathar informed David that Saul had slain Jehovah's priests.”
1 Samuel 22:21 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 22:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Abiathar shewed Dauid, that Saul had slayne the Lords Priestes.”
1 Samuel 22:21 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 22:21 in Context — 1 Samuel 22
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.
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.
What Does 1 Samuel 22:21 Mean?
1 Samuel 22:21 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 22. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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