21 And Abiathar shewed David that Saul had slain the Lord's priests.
21 He told David that Saul had killed the priests of the Lord.
21 And Abiathar told David that Saul had killed the priests of the Lord.
21 Abiathar reported to David that Saul had murdered the priests of God.
21 And Abiathar told David that Saul had killed the Lord's priests.
21 When he told David that Saul had killed the priests of the Lord,
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Samuel 22:21
Commentary on 1 Samuel 22:20-23
(Read 1 Samuel 22:20-23)
David greatly lamented the calamity. It is great trouble to a good man to find himself any way the cause of evil to others. He must have been much pained, when he considered that his falsehood was one cause of this fatal event. David speaks with assurance of his own safety, and promises that Abiathar should have his protection. With the Son of David, all who are his may be sure they shall be in safeguard, Psalm 91:1. In the hurry and distraction David was continually in, he found time for communion with God, and found comfort in it.