KJV ORIGINAL
And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Saul said, 'Listen here, son of Ahitub.' And he replied, 'Yes, my lord, I'm here.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse shows King Saul addressing Ahimelech the priest before accusing him of helping David escape.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during Saul's growing paranoia about David's popularity and perceived threat to his throne. Saul had gathered his officials and was interrogating Ahimelech, the high priest at Nob, whom he suspected of conspiring with David. Earlier, Ahimelech had innocently helped David by giving him bread and Goliath's sword when David was fleeing from Saul.
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