The Meaning of 1 Samuel 22:7 Explained

1 Samuel 22:7

KJV: Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds;

YLT: And Saul saith to his servants who are standing by him, 'Hear, I pray you, ye Benjamites; also to all of you doth the son of Jesse give fields and vineyards! all of you he doth appoint heads of thousands and heads of hundreds!

Darby: Then Saul said to his servants that stood by him, Hear now, ye Benjaminites: will the son of Jesse give every one of you also fields and vineyards? Will he make you all captains of thousands and captains of hundreds,

ASV: And Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, will he make you all captains of thousands and captains of hundreds,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then Saul  said  unto his servants  that stood  about him, Hear now,  ye Benjamites;  will the son  of Jesse  give  every one of you fields  and vineyards,  [and] make  you all captains  of thousands,  and captains  of hundreds; 

What does 1 Samuel 22:7 Mean?

Context Summary

1Sa 22:1-10 - Captain Of An Outlawed Band
What a striking analogy there is between the gathering of these outlawed men to David, and the attraction of publicans and sinners, in all ages, to Christ! He also is outlawed by "the prince of this world." To find Christ, we must go outside the camp, where He has set up the standard of His cross. How many of those who were in distress or in debt, or who were "bitter of soul," 1 Samuel 22:2, r.v. margin, have gathered to Him and have been received! Rejected by all others, they have found an asylum in his heart of love, and out of such refugees He is founding a kingdom that can never be moved, and forming an army that will break forever the power of evil.
Notice David's care for his parents. Our love to God should make us not less but more attentive to those to whom we are bound by nature's ties. It is probable that David's descent from Ruth, the Moabitess, may have suggested Moab as a suitable asylum; but in any case it was a wise precaution to shield the aged pair in the land of a neutral nation. In our experience, the warning of the prophet Gad has its counterpart in the gracious impressions of the Holy Spirit. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1Sa 22

1  Companies resort unto David at Adullam
3  At Mizpeh he commends his parents unto the king of Moab
5  Admonished by Gad, he comes to Hareth,
6  Saul going to pursue him, complains of his servants' unfaithfulness
9  Doeg accuses Ahimelech
11  Saul commands to kill the priests
17  The footmen refusing, Doeg executes it
20  Abiathar escaping, brings David the news

What do the individual words in 1 Samuel 22:7 mean?

Then said Saul to his servants who stood about him Hear now will the son [you] Benjamite also every one of you will give the son of Jesse fields and vineyards you all [and] make captains of thousands and captains of hundreds
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁא֗וּל לַֽעֲבָדָיו֙ הַנִּצָּבִ֣ים עָלָ֔יו שִׁמְעוּ־ נָ֖א בְּנֵ֣י יְמִינִ֑י גַּם־ לְכֻלְּכֶ֗ם יִתֵּ֤ן בֶּן־ יִשַׁי֙ שָׂד֣וֹת וּכְרָמִ֔ים לְכֻלְּכֶ֣ם יָשִׂ֔ים שָׂרֵ֥י אֲלָפִ֖ים וְשָׂרֵ֥י מֵאֽוֹת

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר  Then  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
שָׁא֗וּל  Saul 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׁאוּל  
Sense: a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the st king of Israel.
לַֽעֲבָדָיו֙  to  his  servants 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: עֶבֶד  
Sense: slave, servant.
הַנִּצָּבִ֣ים  who  stood 
Parse: Article, Verb, Nifal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: הֻצַּב 
Sense: to stand, take one’s stand, stand upright, be set (over), establish.
עָלָ֔יו  about  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
שִׁמְעוּ־  Hear 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
נָ֖א  now 
Parse: Interjection
Root: נָא  
Sense: I (we) pray, now, please.
בְּנֵ֣י  will  the  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יְמִינִ֑י  [you]  Benjamite 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְמִינִי  
Sense: right, on the right, right hand.
גַּם־  also 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: גַּם  
Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea.
לְכֻלְּכֶ֗ם  every  one  of  you 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine plural
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
יִתֵּ֤ן  will  give 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
בֶּן־  the  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יִשַׁי֙  of  Jesse 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישַׁי 
Sense: son of Boaz and the father of king David.
שָׂד֣וֹת  fields 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: שָׂדֶה 
Sense: field, land.
וּכְרָמִ֔ים  and  vineyards 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural
Root: כֶּרֶם 
Sense: vineyard.
לְכֻלְּכֶ֣ם  you  all 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine plural
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
יָשִׂ֔ים  [and]  make 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שׂוּמָה 
Sense: to put, place, set, appoint, make.
שָׂרֵ֥י  captains 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: סָרַר 
Sense: prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain.
אֲלָפִ֖ים  of  thousands 
Parse: Number, masculine plural
Root: אֶלֶף 
Sense: a thousand.
וְשָׂרֵ֥י  and  captains 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: סָרַר 
Sense: prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain.
מֵאֽוֹת  of  hundreds 
Parse: Number, feminine plural
Root: מֵאָה 
Sense: hundred.