## Targum Jonathan on I Samuel Chapter 22

###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:1
[Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20I%20Samuel/r/22:1)

וַאֲזַל דָוִד מִתַּמָן וְאִשְׁתֵּיזֵיב לִמְעָרַת עֲדֻלָם וּשְׁמָעוּ אַחוֹהִי וּבֵית אֲבוּהִי וּנְחָתוּ לְוָתֵיהּ לְתַמָן:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And David went from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam; and when his brothers and all his father’s house heard it, they went down there to him.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:2
[Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20I%20Samuel/r/22:2)

וְאִתְכְּנִישׁוּ לְוָתֵיהּ כָּל גְבַר מָעִיק רוּחַ וְכָל גְבַר דִי לֵיהּ מָרֵי רְשׁוּ וְכָל גְבַר מָרִיר נְפַשׁ וַהֲוָה עֲלֵיהוֹן לְרַבָּא וַהֲווֹ עִמֵיהּ כְּאַרְבַּע מְאָה גַבְרָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And every man troubled of spirit and every man who had a creditor and every man bitter of soul, gathered to him. And he became commander over them. And there were with him about four hundred men.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:3
[Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20I%20Samuel/r/22:3)

וַאֲזַל דָוִד מִתַּמָן לְמִצְפַּיָא דְמוֹאָב וַאֲמַר לְמַלְכָּא דְמוֹאָב יִפּוֹק כְּעַן אַבָּא וְאִמָא עִמְכוֹן עַד דְאִידַע מַה יַעְבֵּיד לִי יְיָ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And David went from there to Mizpah of Moab; and he said to the king of Moab, “Let my father and my mother come out now [to stay] with you, till I know what the LORD will do for me.”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:4
[Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20I%20Samuel/r/22:4)

וְאַשְׁרִינוּן קֳדָם מַלְכָּא דְמוֹאָב וִיתִיבוּ עִמֵיהּ כָּל יוֹמִין דַהֲוָה דָוִד מִטְמַר בַמְצוּדַיָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And he let them dwell before the king of Moab and they stayed with him all the days that David was hiding in the stronghold.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:5
[Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20I%20Samuel/r/22:5)

וַאֲמַר גָד נְבִיָא לְדָוִד לָא תִתֵּב בַּמְצוּדַיָא אִיתָא וֶאֱזֵיל לָךְ לַאֲרַע יְהוּדָה וַאֲזַל דָוִד וַאֲתָא לְחוּרְשָׁא דְחָרֶת:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Then the prophet Gad said to David, “Do not remain in the stronghold; come, and go into the land of the House of Judah.” So David went and came to the forest of Hereth.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:6
[Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20I%20Samuel/r/22:6)

וּשְׁמַע שָׁאוּל אֲרֵי אִתְיְדַע דָוִד וְגַבְרַיָא דִי עִמֵיהּ וְשָׁאוּל יָתֵיב בְּגִבְעָתָא תְּחוֹת אַשְׁלָא בְרָמָתָא וּמוּרְנִיתֵיהּ בִּידֵיהּ וְכָל עַבְדוֹהִי קַיְמִין עֲלוֹהִי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Now Saul heard that David and the men who were with him were known. Saul was sitting at Gibeah, under the tamarisk tree in Ramah, with his spear in his hand and all his servants standing about him.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:7
[Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20I%20Samuel/r/22:7)

וַאֲמַר שָׁאוּל לְעַבְדוֹהִי דְקַיְמִין עֲלוֹהִי שְׁמָעוּ כְעַן בְּנֵי שִׁבְטָא דְבֵית בִּנְיָמִין אַף לְכֻלְכוֹן יִתֵּן בַּר יִשַׁי חַקְלִין וְכַרְמִין לְכֻלְכוֹן יְמַנֵי רַבָּנֵי אַלְפִין וְרַבָּנֵי מַאֲוָתָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And Saul said to his servants who stood about him, “Hear now, sons of the tribe of the House of Benjamin. Will the son of Jesse give fields and vineyards also to all of you? Will he appoint all of you commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds?


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:8
[Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20I%20Samuel/r/22:8)

אֲרֵי מְרַדְתּוּן כֻּלְכוֹן עֲלֵי וְלֵית דְחַוֵי לִי כַּד גְזַר קְיַם בְּרִי עִם בַר יִשַׁי וְלֵית דְכָאִיב מִנְכוֹן עֲלַי וּמְחַוֵי לִי אֲרֵי אָקִים בְּרִי יַת עַבְדִי עֲלֵי לִכְמָנָא כְּיוֹמָא הָדֵין:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
For all of you have rebelled against me. There was no one who told me, when my son made a covenant with the son of Jesse. And there was no one from you who felt sorry for him and told me that my son stirred up my servant against me to lie in wait, as at this day.”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:9
[Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20I%20Samuel/r/22:9)

וַאֲתֵיב דוֹאֵג אֱדוֹמָאָה וְהוּא מְמַנָא עַל עַבְדֵי שָׁאוּל וַאֲמַר חַזֵיתִי יַת בַּר יִשַׁי אֲתָא לְנוֹב לְוַת אֲחִימֶלֶךְ בַּר אֲחִיטוּב:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Then answered Doeg the Edomite and he was appointed over the servants of Saul and he said, “I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:10
[Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20I%20Samuel/r/22:10)

וְשָׁאִיל לֵיהּ בְּמֵימְרָא דַייָ וּזְוָדִין יְהַב לֵיהּ וְיַת חַרְבָּא דְגָלְיַת פְּלִשְׁתָּאָה יְהַב לֵיהּ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And he inquired of the speech of the LORD for him. And provisions he gave him and the sword of Goliath the Philistine he gave him.”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:11
[Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20I%20Samuel/r/22:11)

וּשְׁלַח מַלְכָּא לְמִקְרֵי יַת אֲחִימֶלֶךְ בַּר אֲחִיטוּב כַּהֲנָא וְיַת כָּל בֵּית אֲבוּהִי כַּהֲנַיָא דִי בְנוֹב וַאֲתוֹ כֻּלְהוֹן לְוַת מַלְכָּא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, son of Ahitub, and all his father’s house, the priests, who were at Nob; and all of them came to the king.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:12
[Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20I%20Samuel/r/22:12)

וַאֲמַר שָׁאוּל שְׁמַע כְּעַן בַּר אֲחִיטוּב וַאֲמַר הָא אֲנָא רִבּוֹנִי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And Saul said, “Hear now, son of Ahitub.” And he answered, “Here I am, my lord.”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:13
[Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20I%20Samuel/r/22:13)

וַאֲמַר לֵיהּ שָׁאוּל לְמָה מְרַדְתּוּן עֲלַי אַתְּ וּבַר יִשַׁי בְמַתְּנָךְ לֵיהּ מָזוֹן וְחַרְבָּא וּשְׁאָלִית לֵיהּ בְּמֵימְרָא דַייָ לְמֵיקַם עֲלַי לִכְמָנָא כְּיוֹמָא הָדֵין:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And Saul said to him, “Why have you rebelled against me, you and the son of Jesse, in that you have given him food and the sword, and have inquired of the speech of the LORD for him, so that he has stood up against me to lie in wait, as at this day?”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:14
[Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20I%20Samuel/r/22:14)

וַאֲתֵיב אֲחִימֶלֶךְ יַת מַלְכָּא וַאֲמַר וּמָן בְּכָל עַבְדָךְ כְּדָוִד מְהֵימָן וְחַתְנָא דְמַלְכָּא וְרַב עַל מִשְׁמַעְתָּךְ וְיַקִיר בְּבֵיתָךְ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Then Ahimelech answered the king, “And who among all your servants is like David, faithful and the king’s son in law and commander over your bodyguard and honoured in your house?


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:15
[Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20I%20Samuel/r/22:15)

יוֹמָא דֵין שְׁרִיתִי לְמִשְׁאַל לֵיהּ בְּמֵימְרָא דַייָ חַס לִי לָא יְשַׁוֵי מַלְכָּא בְּעַבְדֵיהּ פִּתְגָמָא בְּכָל בֵּית אַבָּא אֲרֵי לָא יְדַע עַבְדָךְ בְּכָל דָא פִּתְגַם זְעֵיר אוֹ רַב:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Is today the first time that I have inquired of the speech of the LORD for him? Far be it from me! Let not the king impute anything to his servant, to his father’s house, for your servant has known nothing of all this, much or little.”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:16
[Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20I%20Samuel/r/22:16)

וַאֲמַר מַלְכָּא מֵמַת תְּמוּת אֲחִימֶלֶךְ אַתְּ וְכָל בֵּית אָבוּךְ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And the king said, “You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your father’s house.”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:17
[Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:17](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20I%20Samuel/r/22:17)

וַאֲמַר מַלְכָּא לִרְהָטַיָא דְקַיְמִין עֲלוֹהִי אִסְתְּחָרוּ וּקְטֻלוּ כַּהֲנַיָא דַייָ אֲרֵי אַף יְדֵיהוֹן עִם דָוִד וַאֲרֵי יְדָעוּ אֲרֵי עֲרִיק הוּא וְלָא חַווּ לִי וְלָא אֲבוֹ עַבְדֵי מַלְכָּא לְאוֹשָׁטָא יַת יְדֵיהוֹן לְמִשְׁלַט בְּכַהֲנַיָא דַיָי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And the king said to the runners who were standing by him, “Go around and kill the priests of the LORD, because their hand also is with David and because they knew that he fled and did not tell me.” But the servants of the king did not want to stretch outtheir hand to use force against the priests of the LORD.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:18
[Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:18](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20I%20Samuel/r/22:18)

וַאֲמַר מַלְכָּא לְדוֹאֵג אִסְתְּחַר אַתְּ וּשְׁלוֹט בְּכַהֲנַיָא וְאִסְתְּחַר דוֹאֵג אֱדוֹמָאָה וּשְׁלַט הוּא בְּכַהֲנַיָא וּקְטַל בְּיוֹמָא הַהוּא תַּמְנָן וְחַמְשָׁא גַבְרִין דְכַשְׁרִין לְמִלְבַּשׁ אֵפוֹד דְבוּץ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And the king said to Doeg, “You go around and use force against the priests.” And Doeg the Edomite went around and used force against the priests. And he killed on that day eighty five men, who would have been fit to wear the linen ephod.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:19
[Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:19](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20I%20Samuel/r/22:19)

וְיַת נוֹב קִרְיַת כַּהֲנַיָא קְטַל לְפִתְגַם דְחָרֶב מִגְבַר וְעַד אִתְּתָא מֵעוּלֵים וְעַד יַנִיק וְתוֹר וַחֲמָר וְאִימַר לְפִתְגָם דְחָרֶב:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And Nob, the city of the priests, he struck by means of the sword, from men to women, from children to sucklings, oxen, asses and sheep, by means of the sword.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:20
[Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:20](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20I%20Samuel/r/22:20)

וְאִשְׁתֵּיזֵיב בְּרָא חֲדָא לַאֲחִימֶלֶךְ בַּר אֲחִטוּב וּשְׁמֵיהּ אֶבְיָתָר וַעֲרַק בָּתַר דָוִד:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
But one son of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped and fled after David.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:21
[Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:21](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20I%20Samuel/r/22:21)

וְחַוֵי אֶבְיָתָר לְדָוִד אֲרֵי קְטַל שָׁאוּל יַת כַּהֲנַיָא דַיָי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And Abiathar told David that Saul had killed the priests of the LORD.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:22
[Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:22](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20I%20Samuel/r/22:22)

וַאֲמָר דָוִד לְאֶבְיָתָר יָדַעְנָא בְּיוֹמָא הַהוּא אֲרֵי תַמָן דוֹאֵג אֱדוֹמָאָה אֲרֵי חַוָאָה יְחַוֵי לְשָׁאוּל אֲנָא גְרָמִית לְאִסְתַּקָפָא בְּכָל נְפַשׁ בֵּית אֲבוּךְ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And David said to Abiathar, “I knew on that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul. I have occasioned that he fell upon every soul of your father’s house.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:23
[Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 22:23](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20I%20Samuel/r/22:23)

תִּיב עִמִי לָא תִדְחַל אֲרֵי דְבָעֵי לְמִקְטְלִי בָּעֵי לְמִקְטְלָךְ אֲרֵי נָטִיר אַתְּ עִמִי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Stay with me, fear not, for he that seeks to kill me, seeks to kill you, for you will keep yourself hidden with me.