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His name was Doeg the Edomite, the chief of Saul’s herdsmen. <a href="/bsb/1_samuel/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Now one of Saul’s servants was there that day, detained before the LORD. And his name was Doeg the Edomite, the chief shepherd for Saul. <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/21.htm">King James Bible</a> Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul. <a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/21.htm">New King James Version</a> Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD. And his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chief of the herdsmen who belonged to Saul. <a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now one of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name was Doeg the Edomite, the chief of Saul’s shepherds. <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/21.htm">NASB 1995</a> Now one of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name was Doeg the Edomite, the chief of Saul&#8217s shepherds. <a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Now one of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name was Doeg the Edomite, the chief of Saul’s shepherds. <a href="/lsb/1_samuel/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now one of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before Yahweh; and his name was Doeg the Edomite, the chief of Saul’s shepherds. <a href="/amp/1_samuel/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Now one of Saul’s servants was there that day, detained before the LORD; his name was Doeg the Edomite, the chief of Saul’s shepherds. <a href="/csb/1_samuel/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> One of Saul’s servants, detained before the LORD, was there that day. His name was Doeg the Edomite, chief of Saul’s shepherds. <a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> One of Saul&#8217s servants, detained before the LORD, was there that day. His name was Doeg the Edomite, chief of Saul&#8217s shepherds. <a href="/asv/1_samuel/21.htm">American Standard Version</a> Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before Jehovah; and his name was Doeg the Edomite, the chiefest of the herdsmen that belonged to Saul. <a href="/cev/1_samuel/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> It so happened that one of Saul's officers was there, worshiping the LORD that day. His name was Doeg the Edomite, and he was the strongest of Saul's shepherds. <a href="/erv/1_samuel/21.htm">English Revised Version</a> Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name was Doeg the Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul. <a href="/gwt/1_samuel/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> That same day one of Saul's servants who was obligated to stay in the LORD's presence was there. His name was Doeg. A foreman for Saul's shepherds, he was from Edom. <a href="/gnt/1_samuel/21.htm">Good News Translation</a> Saul's chief herdsman, Doeg, who was from Edom, happened to be there that day, because he had to fulfill a religious obligation.) <a href="/isv/1_samuel/21.htm">International Standard Version</a> Now, Doeg the Edomite, one of Saul's officials, was there that day, detained in the LORD's presence. He was the chief of Saul's shepherds. <a href="/msb/1_samuel/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Now one of Saul?s servants was there that day, detained before the LORD. And his name was Doeg the Edomite, the chief shepherd for Saul. <a href="/net/1_samuel/21.htm">NET Bible</a> (One of Saul's servants was there that day, detained before the LORD. His name was Doeg the Edomite, who was in charge of Saul's shepherds.) <a href="/nheb/1_samuel/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name was Doeg the Edomite, the best of the herdsmen who belonged to Saul. <a href="/wbt/1_samuel/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chief of the herdmen that belonged to Saul. <a href="/web/1_samuel/21.htm">World English Bible</a> Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before Yahweh; and his name was Doeg the Edomite, the best of the herdsmen who belonged to Saul. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And there [is] a man of the servants of Saul detained before YHWH on that day, and his name [is] Doeg the Edomite, chief of the shepherds whom Saul has. <a href="/ylt/1_samuel/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And there is a man of the servants of Saul on that day detained before Jehovah, and his name is Doeg the Edomite, chief of the shepherds whom Saul hath. <a href="/slt/1_samuel/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> <RF q=*>The original Julia E. Smith Bible records the following as a verse reference for <a href=#>1 Sam 21:8</a><Rf> And a man there from the servants of Saul in that day, withheld before Jehovah; and his name Doeg, the Edomite, a powerful one of the shepherds which were to Saul.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_samuel/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, within the tabernacle of the Lord: and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of Saul's herdsmen. <a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Now a certain man among the servants of Saul was there on that day, inside the tabernacle of the Lord. And his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the most powerful among the shepherds of Saul. <a href="/nabre/1_samuel/21.htm">New American Bible</a> One of Saul’s servants was there that day, detained before the LORD; his name was Doeg the Edomite, the chief of Saul’s shepherds. <a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD; his name was Doeg the Edomite, the chief of Saul’s shepherds.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chief of the herdsmen that belonged to Saul. <a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And the Priest gave to him the holy thing because there was no bread except the bread of the presence that was taken from before LORD JEHOVAH, to set hot bread on the day it is taken<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_samuel/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name was Doeg the Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul.-- <a href="/sep/1_samuel/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And there was there on that day one of Saul's servants detained before the Lord, and his name was Doec the Syrian, tending the mules of Saul. <a href="/parallel/1_samuel/21-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=6339" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/21.htm">David Takes the Consecrated Bread</a> …6So the priest gave him the consecrated bread, since there was no bread there but the Bread of the Presence, which had been removed from before the LORD and replaced with hot bread on the day it was taken away. 7<a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">Now one</a> <a href="/hebrew/7586.htm" title="7586: šā·’ūl (N-proper-ms) -- Passive participle of sha'al; asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites.">of Saul’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: mê·‘aḇ·ḏê (Prep-m:: N-mpc) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">servants</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: wə·šām (Conj-w:: Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">was there</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hū (Art:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bay·yō·wm (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6113.htm" title="6113: ne‘·ṣār (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To restrain, retain. A primitive root; to inclose; by analogy, to hold back; also to maintain, rule, assemble.">detained</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: ū·šə·mōw (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">And his name was</a> <a href="/hebrew/1673.htm" title="1673: dō·’êḡ (N-proper-ms) -- An Edomite. Or Dowoeg; active participle of da'ag; anxious; Doeg, an Edomite.">Doeg</a> <a href="/hebrew/130.htm" title="130: hā·’ă·ḏō·mî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- A desc. of Edom. Or aedowmiy; patronymic from 'Edom; an Edomite, or descendants from Edom.">the Edomite,</a> <a href="/hebrew/47.htm" title="47: ’ab·bîr (Adj-msc) -- Mighty, valiant. For 'abiyr.">the chief</a> <a href="/hebrew/7462.htm" title="7462: hā·rō·‘îm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; to tend a flock; i.e. Pasture it; intransitively, to graze; generally to rule; by extension, to associate with.">shepherd</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/7586.htm" title="7586: lə·šā·’ūl (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Passive participle of sha'al; asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites.">Saul.</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/psalms/52-1.htm">Psalm 52:1-9</a> For the choirmaster. A Maskil of David. After Doeg the Edomite went to Saul and told him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.” Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long. / Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit. / You love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth. Selah ... <a href="/1_samuel/22-9.htm">1 Samuel 22:9-10</a> But Doeg the Edomite, who had stationed himself with Saul’s servants, answered: “I saw the son of Jesse come to Ahimelech son of Ahitub at Nob. / Ahimelech inquired of the LORD for him and gave him provisions. He also gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.” <a href="/1_samuel/22-18.htm">1 Samuel 22:18-19</a> So the king ordered Doeg, “You turn and strike down the priests!” And Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests himself. On that day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod. / He also put to the sword Nob, the city of the priests, with its men and women, children and infants, oxen, donkeys, and sheep. <a href="/1_samuel/14-7.htm">1 Samuel 14:7</a> His armor-bearer replied, “Do all that is in your heart. Go ahead; I am with you heart and soul.” <a href="/1_samuel/22-22.htm">1 Samuel 22:22</a> Then David said to Abiathar, “I knew that Doeg the Edomite was there that day, and that he was sure to tell Saul. I myself am responsible for the lives of everyone in your father’s house. <a href="/1_samuel/23-19.htm">1 Samuel 23:19</a> Then the Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah south of Jeshimon? <a href="/1_samuel/26-1.htm">1 Samuel 26:1</a> Then the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding on the hill of Hachilah, opposite Jeshimon?” <a href="/1_samuel/24-9.htm">1 Samuel 24:9</a> and said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Look, David intends to harm you’? <a href="/1_samuel/25-10.htm">1 Samuel 25:10</a> But Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants these days are breaking away from their masters. <a href="/1_samuel/30-15.htm">1 Samuel 30:15</a> “Will you lead me to these raiders?” David asked. And the man replied, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or deliver me into the hand of my master, and I will lead you to them.” <a href="/2_samuel/23-37.htm">2 Samuel 23:37</a> Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah, <a href="/2_samuel/15-12.htm">2 Samuel 15:12</a> While Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, to come from his hometown of Giloh. So the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept increasing. <a href="/2_samuel/16-23.htm">2 Samuel 16:23</a> Now in those days the advice of Ahithophel was like the consultation of the word of God. Such was the regard that both David and Absalom had for Ahithophel’s advice. <a href="/2_samuel/17-1.htm">2 Samuel 17:1-4</a> Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David. / I will attack him while he is weak and weary; I will throw him into a panic, and all the people with him will flee; I will strike down only the king / and bring all the people back to you as a bride returning to her husband. You seek the life of only one man; then all the people will be at peace.” ... <a href="/2_samuel/19-25.htm">2 Samuel 19:25-27</a> And he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, who asked him, “Mephibosheth, why did you not go with me?” / “My lord the king,” he replied, “because I am lame, I said, ‘I will have my donkey saddled so that I may ride on it and go with the king.’ But my servant Ziba deceived me, / and he has slandered your servant to my lord the king. Yet my lord the king is like the angel of God, so do what is good in your eyes.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the most chief of the herdsmen that belonged to Saul.detained<a href="/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Jeremiah 7:9-11</a> Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not; … <a href="/ezekiel/33-31.htm">Ezekiel 33:31</a> And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.<a href="/amos/8-5.htm">Amos 8:5</a> Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?doeg<a href="/1_samuel/22-9.htm">1 Samuel 22:9</a> Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.<a href="/psalms/52-1.htm">Psalm 52:1</a> To the chief Musician, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech. Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.herdmen<a href="/1_samuel/11-5.htm">1 Samuel 11:5</a> And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh.<a href="/genesis/13-7.htm">Genesis 13:7,8</a> And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land… <a href="/genesis/26-20.htm">Genesis 26:20</a> And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ruth/4-9.htm">Belonged</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-21.htm">Best</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-21.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-22.htm">Chiefest</a> <a href="/judges/19-4.htm">Detained</a> <a href="/psalms/52-1.htm">Doeg</a> <a href="/1_samuel/22-22.htm">Do'eg</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-7.htm">Edomite</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-7.htm">E'domite</a> <a href="/1_samuel/19-20.htm">Head</a> <a href="/genesis/29-4.htm">Herdmen</a> <a href="/genesis/26-20.htm">Herdsmen</a> <a href="/1_samuel/21-5.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-33.htm">Saul</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-30.htm">Saul's</a> <a href="/1_samuel/21-2.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-34.htm">Shepherd</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-40.htm">Shepherds</a> <a href="/daniel/11-39.htm">Strongest</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/25-21.htm">Belonged</a> <a href="/1_samuel/24-2.htm">Best</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-17.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-33.htm">Chiefest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-1.htm">Detained</a> <a href="/1_samuel/22-9.htm">Doeg</a> <a href="/1_samuel/22-9.htm">Do'eg</a> <a href="/1_samuel/22-9.htm">Edomite</a> <a href="/1_samuel/22-9.htm">E'domite</a> <a href="/1_samuel/21-13.htm">Head</a> <a href="/amos/1-1.htm">Herdmen</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-15.htm">Herdsmen</a> <a href="/1_samuel/23-2.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/1_samuel/21-10.htm">Saul</a> <a href="/1_samuel/22-9.htm">Saul's</a> <a href="/1_samuel/21-11.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-2.htm">Shepherd</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-7.htm">Shepherds</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-16.htm">Strongest</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 21</div>1. <a href="/1_samuel/21-1.htm">David at Nob obtains Ahimelech's hallowed bread</a> 7. <a href="/1_samuel/21-7.htm">Doeg is present</a> 8. <a href="/1_samuel/21-8.htm">David takes Goliath's sword</a> 10. <a href="/1_samuel/21-10.htm">David at Gath feigns himself insane</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/21.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_samuel/21.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Now one of Saul’s servants was there that day This phrase sets the scene during David's visit to Nob, where he sought assistance from Ahimelech the priest. The presence of Saul's servant indicates the interconnectedness of events in David's life and Saul's reign. It foreshadows the potential for conflict, as Saul's servants were often involved in his pursuit of David. This moment is pivotal, as it leads to future consequences for the priests of Nob.detained before the LORD The phrase suggests a religious or ritualistic reason for Doeg's presence at Nob. Being "detained before the LORD" implies that Doeg was fulfilling a vow, undergoing purification, or participating in a religious observance. This highlights the religious practices of the time and the significance of the tabernacle at Nob as a center of worship and sacrifice.And his name was Doeg the Edomite Doeg's identity as an Edomite is significant, as the Edomites were descendants of Esau and often in conflict with Israel. His foreign origin may suggest a lack of loyalty to Israelite customs and people, which is later evident in his actions. This background provides insight into his character and foreshadows his role in the narrative.the chief shepherd for Saul As the chief shepherd, Doeg held a position of responsibility and trust within Saul's administration. This role indicates his influence and access to Saul, which becomes crucial in the unfolding events. Shepherding, a common occupation in ancient Israel, is often used metaphorically in the Bible to describe leadership and care, contrasting Doeg's later betrayal with the ideal shepherding qualities seen in figures like David and ultimately in Jesus Christ, the Good Shepherd.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/d/doeg_the_edomite.htm">Doeg the Edomite</a> A servant of King Saul, identified as the chief shepherd. His presence at Nob is significant as he later plays a crucial role in the account by reporting David's visit to Saul, leading to tragic consequences. 2. <a href="/topical/n/nob.htm">Nob</a> A city of priests where David sought refuge and assistance from Ahimelech the priest. It was a place of worship and service to the LORD. 3. <a href="/topical/s/saul.htm">Saul</a> The first king of Israel, who is in pursuit of David due to jealousy and fear of losing his throne. 4. <a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a> The anointed future king of Israel, who is fleeing from Saul and seeking sustenance and weapons at Nob. 5. <a href="/topical/a/ahimelech_the_priest.htm">Ahimelech the Priest</a> The priest at Nob who assists David, unaware of the full extent of the conflict between David and Saul.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_betrayal.htm">The Consequences of Betrayal</a> Doeg's actions remind us of the severe consequences that can arise from betrayal and deceit. As believers, we are called to be truthful and loyal, reflecting Christ's character. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_amidst_human_actions.htm">God's Sovereignty Amidst Human Actions</a> Despite human actions and intentions, God's sovereign plan prevails. David's life, though threatened, is preserved by God's providence. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_discernment.htm">The Importance of Discernment</a> Ahimelech's interaction with David highlights the need for discernment in our dealings with others. We must seek God's wisdom to understand the true nature of situations we encounter. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_witnesses.htm">The Role of Witnesses</a> Doeg's presence as a witness to David's visit to Nob shows the impact a single observer can have. As Christians, we are witnesses to the world and must consider the influence of our testimony.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_samuel_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Samuel 21</a> <a href="/q/proof_of_psalm_52's_link_to_doeg.htm">If Psalm 52 is specifically about Doeg the Edomite, where is the archaeological or textual proof confirming these events?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_doeg_betray_david_to_king_saul.htm">Why did Doeg betray David to King Saul?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_plot_of_priests_of_nob.htm">What is the plot of Priests of Nob?</a> <a href="/q/why_wasn't_david_punished_for_lying.htm">Why did God not condemn or punish David for lying to Ahimelech (1 Samuel 21:1–2)? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_samuel/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) A certain man.--Among the personages who surround Saul in the Bible story appears incidentally the keeper of the royal mules, and chief of the household slaves, the "Comes stabuli," "the constable of the king," as appears in the later monarchy. "He is the first instance of a foreigner employed in a high function in Israel, being an Edomite, or Syrian, of the name of Doeg--according to Jewish tradition, the steward who accompanied Saul in his pursuit after the asses, who counselled him to send for David, and who ultimately slew him, according to the sacred narrative--a person of vast and sinister influence in his master's counsels." (Stanley, Lectures on the Jewish Church, Lect. 21) Some traditions affirm that the armour-bearer who slew Saul on Mount Gilboa was not Doeg, but Doeg's son.The Hebrew words rendered in the English Version, "the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul," are translated in the LXX. by "feeding the mules of Saul;" and in accordance with this reading, in <a href="/1_samuel/22-9.htm" title="Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.">1Samuel 22:9</a> also, they have changed "Saul's servants" into "Saul's mules." The Vulg. and the other versions, however, translate as the English Version, "potentissimus pastorum," although in some of the Vulg. MSS. there is an explanatory gloss, evidently derived from the singular interpretation of the LXX., "This (man) used to feed Saul's mules." There can be no foundation in tradition or otherwise for such a reading, as we never read until the days of King David of mules being used by royal princes. (See <a href="/2_samuel/13-29.htm" title="And the servants of Absalom did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king's sons arose, and every man got him up on his mule, and fled.">2Samuel 13:29</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/18-9.htm" title="And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode on a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went away.">2Samuel 18:9</a>.) Before David's time, the sons of princes used to ride on asses. (See <a href="/judges/10-4.htm" title="And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havothjair to this day, which are in the land of Gilead.">Judges 10:4</a>; <a href="/judges/12-14.htm" title="And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on three score and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.">Judges 12:14</a>.) Ewald, disregarding the current Jewish tradition respecting the ancient connection of Doeg with the house of Kish, considers that this influential chieftain of the king probably came over to Saul in his war with Edom. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_samuel/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 7. - David's visit to Nob had probably been dictated simply by a desire to get food while a few attendants were being collected for him, and under ordinary circumstances would have remained unknown to Saul. Unfortunately there chanced to be a person present there who informed the king of it, and brought a second terrible catastrophe upon the house of Eli (see on 1 Samuel 2:33); by working too upon his jealousy he caused Saul to commit a crime which sets him before us as a hateful and remorseless tyrant. This man was Doeg, an Edomite, who had, it seems, long been in Saul's service, as he was his chief herdsman. According to the Septuagint he had charge of the king's mules, but the other versions agree with the Hebrew. As herds would form the main part of Saul's wealth, his chief herdsman would be a person of importance. He was detained before Jehovah. I.e. shut up in close seclusion within the precincts of the tabernacle, either for some vow, or for purification, or perhaps as suspected of leprosy (<a href="/leviticus/13-4.htm">Leviticus 13:4</a>), or, as some think, as a proselyte. Ephrem Syrus thinks he had committed some trespass, and was detained till he had offered the appointed sacrifice. David at once felt that Doeg's presence boded much ill (<a href="/1_samuel/22-22.htm">1 Samuel 22:22</a>), and it probably was the cause of his taking the rash resolution to flee for refuge to Gath. <a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/21-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Now one אִישׁ֩ (’îš) 0 <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person of Saul's שָׁא֜וּל (šā·’ūl) 0 <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7586.htm">Strong's 7586: </a> Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites servants מֵעַבְדֵ֨י (mê·‘aḇ·ḏê) 0 <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> Slave, servant was there וְשָׁ֡ם (wə·šām) 0 <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> There, then, thither that הַה֗וּא (ha·hū) 0 <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are day, בַּיּ֣וֹם (bay·yō·wm) 0 <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day detained נֶעְצָר֙ (ne‘·ṣār) 0 <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6113.htm">Strong's 6113: </a> To inclose, to hold back, to maintain, rule, assemble before לִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê) 0 <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face the LORD. יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) 0 <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> YHWH And his name [was] וּשְׁמ֖וֹ (ū·šə·mōw) 0 <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> A name Doeg דֹּאֵ֣ג (dō·’êḡ) Conjunctive waw | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1673.htm">Strong's 1673: </a> Doeg -- an Edomite the Edomite, הָאֲדֹמִ֑י (hā·’ă·ḏō·mî) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_130.htm">Strong's 130: </a> Edomite -- a descendant of Edom the chief אַבִּ֥יר (’ab·bîr) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_47.htm">Strong's 47: </a> Mighty, valiant shepherd הָרֹעִ֖ים (hā·rō·‘îm) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7473.htm">Strong's 7473: </a> Pastoral, a shepherd for אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that Saul. לְשָׁאֽוּל׃ (lə·šā·’ūl) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7586.htm">Strong's 7586: </a> Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/21-7.htm">1 Samuel 21:7 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/21-7.htm">1 Samuel 21:7 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_samuel/21-7.htm">1 Samuel 21:7 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/21-7.htm">1 Samuel 21:7 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/21-7.htm">1 Samuel 21:7 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/21-7.htm">1 Samuel 21:7 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/21-7.htm">1 Samuel 21:7 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/21-7.htm">1 Samuel 21:7 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/21-7.htm">1 Samuel 21:7 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_samuel/21-7.htm">1 Samuel 21:7 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_samuel/21-7.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 21:7 Now a certain man of the servants (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/21-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 21:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 21:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/21-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 21:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 21:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>