1 Samuel 22:20 BSB — MannaFest

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11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּמָּלֵ֣ט	vai.yi.ma.Let	and he escaped	H4422 →
בֵּן־	ben-	a son	H1121 →
אֶחָ֗ד	'e.Chad	one	H259 →
לַאֲחִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙	la.'a.chi.Me.lekh	of Ahimelech	H288 →
בֶּן־	ben-	[the] son of	H1121 →
אֲחִט֔וּב	'a.chi.Tuv	Ahitub	H285 →
וּשְׁמ֖וֹ	u.she.Mo	and name his	H8034 →
אֶבְיָתָ֑ר	'ev.ya.Tar	[was] Abiathar	H54 →
וַיִּבְרַ֖ח	vai.yiv.Rach	and he fled	H1272 →
אַחֲרֵ֥י	'a.cha.Rei	after	H310 →
דָוִֽד׃	da.Vid	David	H1732 →

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1 Samuel 23:9
When David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod.”
leads to
- 1 Samuel 30:7
  Then David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the ephod.” So Abiathar brought it to him,
- 1 Samuel 14:18
  Then Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring the ark of God.” (For at that time it was with the Israelites.)
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Samuel 23:6
  (Now Abiathar son of Ahimelech had brought the ephod with him when he fled to David at Keilah.)
- Numbers 27:21
  He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the judgment of the Urim. At his command, he and all the Israelites with him—the entire congregation—will…
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1 Samuel 2:33
And every one of you that I do not cut off from My altar, your eyes will fail and your heart will grieve. All your descendants will die by the sword of men.
leads to
- 1 Kings 2:26–27
  Then the king said to Abiathar the priest, “Go back to your fields in Anathoth. Even though you deserve to die, I will not put you to death at this time, since you carried…
Through
1 Samuel 30:7
Then David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the ephod.” So Abiathar brought it to him,
leads to
- 1 Samuel 22:20–21
  But one of the sons of Ahimelech son of Ahitub escaped. His name was Abiathar, and he fled to David.
- 1 Kings 2:26
  Then the king said to Abiathar the priest, “Go back to your fields in Anathoth. Even though you deserve to die, I will not put you to death at this time, since you carried…
Through
1 Samuel 23:6
(Now Abiathar son of Ahimelech had brought the ephod with him when he fled to David at Keilah.)
leads to
- Exodus 28:30–31
  And place the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece of judgment, so that they will also be over Aaron’s heart whenever he comes before the LORD. Aaron will continually carry the judgment of the…

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

1 Samuel 23:6(Now Abiathar son of Ahimelech had brought the ephod with him when he fled to David at Keilah.)1 Samuel 30:7Then David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the ephod.” So Abiathar brought it to him,1 Samuel 14:3including Ahijah, who was wearing an ephod. He was the son of Ichabod’s brother Ahitub son of Phinehas, the son of Eli the priest of the LORD in Shiloh. But the troops did not know that Jonathan had left.1 Kings 2:26–27Then the king said to Abiathar the priest, “Go back to your fields in Anathoth. Even though you deserve to die, I will not put you to death at this time, since you carried the ark of the Lord GOD before my father David, and you suffered through all that my father suffered.”1 Samuel 23:9When David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod.”1 Samuel 2:33And every one of you that I do not cut off from My altar, your eyes will fail and your heart will grieve. All your descendants will die by the sword of men.Job 1:19when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on the young people and they are dead, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”1 Samuel 4:12That same day a Benjamite ran from the battle line all the way to Shiloh, with his clothes torn and dirt on his head.2 Samuel 15:24Zadok was also there, and all the Levites with him were carrying the ark of the covenant of God. And they set down the ark of God, and Abiathar offered sacrifices until the people had passed out of the city.2 Samuel 20:25Sheva was the scribe; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;Job 1:15–17the Sabeans swooped down and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

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