1 Samuel 26:6

Then David answered and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother of Joab, saying, “Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp?” Abishai said, “I will go down with you.”

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Then David answered and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother of Joab, saying, “Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp?” Abishai said, “I will go down with you.”

BSB

And David asked Ahimelech the Hittite and Abishai son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, “Who will go down with me to Saul in the camp?” “I will go with you,” answered Abishai.

KJV

Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee.

ASV

Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee.

BBE

Then David said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, brother of Joab, Who will go down with me to the tents of Saul? And Abishai said, I will go down with you.

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וַיַּעַן vai·ya·'an and he answered H6030 דָּוִד da·vid David H1732 וַיֹּאמֶר vai·yo·mer and he said H559 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 אֲחִימֶלֶךְ 'a·chi·me·lekh Ahimelech H288 הַחִתִּי ha·chi·ti the Hittite H2850 וְאֶל־ ve·'el- and to H413 אֲבִישַׁי 'a·vi·shai Abishai H52 בֶּן־ ben- [the] son of H1121 צְרוּיָה tze·ru·yah Zeruiah H6870 אֲחִי 'a·chi [the] brother of H251 יוֹאָב yo·'av Joab H3097 לֵאמֹר le·mor (to) saying H559 מִי־ mi- who H4310 יֵרֵד ye·red will he go down H3381 אִתִּי 'i·ti with me H854 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 שָׁאוּל sha·'ul Saul H7586 אֶל־ 'el- into H413 הַמַּחֲנֶה ha·ma·cha·neh the camp H4264 וַיֹּאמֶר vai·yo·mer and he said H559 אֲבִישַׁי 'a·vi·shai Abishai H52 אֲנִי 'a·ni I H589 אֵרֵד 'e·red I will go down H3381 עִמָּךְ 'i·makh with you H5973

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–12

How soon do unholy hearts lose the good impressions convictions have made upon them! How helpless were Saul and all his men! All as though disarmed and chained, yet nothing is done to them; they are only asleep. How easily can God weaken the strongest, befool the wisest, and baffle the most watchful! David still resolved to wait till God thought fit to avenge him on Saul. He will by no means force his way to the promised crown by any wrong methods. The temptation was very strong; but if he yielded, he would sin against God, therefore he resisted the temptation, and trusted God with the event.

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DavidSaulAbishaiJoabZeruiahAhimelech

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CitizensLoyaltyHittitesAbishaiAhimelech

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.