Then the king said to Abiathar the priest, “Go back to your home in Anathoth. You deserve to die, but I will not kill you now, because you carried the Ark of the Sovereign Lord for David my father and you shared all his hardships.”

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

For Anathoth and the allusions in this verse, see the marginal reference.

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Anathoth is noted, in Joshua 21:18; 1 Chronicles 6:60, as a city of the priests in the territory of Benjamin, only a f…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And unto Abiathar the priest said the king
Who was either at court, or he sent for him, and thus addressed him:

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Solomon's words to Abiathar, and Abiathar's silence, imply that some recent conspiracies had been entered into. Those who show kindness to God's pe…