“The king sent to summon Achimelekh the cohen the son of Achituv, along with all his father’s family, the cohanim in Nov; and all of them went to the king.  Sha’ul said, ‘Listen here, you son of Achituv!’ He answered, ‘Here I am, my lord.’”-1 Samuel 22:11-12 Have you ever heard of the book “The […]

“Then Do’eg the Edomi, who had been put in charge of Sha’ul’s servants, answered, ‘I saw Yishai’s son come to Nov, to Achimelekh the son of Achituv.’”-1 Samuel 22:9 King Saul had just finished chewing out his war council for betraying him when verse 9 tells us something interesting. It’s revealed that Do’eg the Edomite […]

“Sha’ul said to his servants standing around him, ‘Listen, you men of Binyamin! Is Yishai’s son going to give any of you fields and vineyards? Is he going to make you all commanders of thousands and hundreds?’”-1 Samuel 22:7 Let’s examine the current political situation between Saul and David on a deeper level. As Saul […]

“Sha’ul heard that David and the men with him had been located. Sha’ul was sitting in Giv‘ah, under the tamarisk tree on the hill, with his spear in his hand and all his servants standing around him.”-1 Samuel 22:6 From verse 6, the scene shifts back to King Saul. Saul had learned about David’s whereabouts […]

“He presented them to the king of Mo’av, and they lived with him as long as David remained in his stronghold.  But the prophet Gad said to David, ‘Don’t stay in the stronghold. Leave, and go to the land of Y’hudah.’ So David left and went to the Forest of Heret.”-1 Samuel 22:4-5 There’s a […]