1Sa 21:12-13 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 1Sam 21:12-13: 21:12-13 The lengthy title of Ps 34 refers to this incident but names the Philistine king Abimelech rather than Achish . “Abimelech” might have been the common title for Philistine kings (in Hebrew it means “my father the king”). The name Abimelech also appears in Gen 20:2 ; 26:1 .

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‏ 1 Samuel 21:12-13

Summary for 1Sam 21:12-13: 21:12-13 ^a The lengthy title of Ps 34 ^b refers to this incident but names the Philistine king Abimelech rather than Achish. “Abimelech” might have been the common title for Philistine kings (in Hebrew it means “my father the king”). The name Abimelech also appears in Gen 20:2 ^c; 26:1 ^d.