1 Samuel 22:7
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;
Cross-references
In 1 Samuel 22:9, Doeg directly answers Saul's question from verse 7—the narrative continues immediately.
1 Samuel 22:13 shows Saul interrogating Ahimelech, expanding on his accusations from verse 7—part of the same episode.
In 1 Samuel 8:12, Samuel warned the king would appoint commanders of thousands and hundreds — Saul's exact offer of captains of thousands and hundreds.
In 1 Samuel 8:14, Samuel warned that a king would take fields to give to servants — exactly what Saul here boasts of doing.
In 1 Samuel 8:15, Samuel predicted kings would take a tenth and give to officers — Saul's promise of fields/vineyards fulfills that pattern.
In 1 Samuel 18:13, Saul himself set David over the men of war — contradicting his later question about David giving commands.
In 2 Samuel 20:1, Sheba, a Benjaminite, uses 'son of Jesse' to reject David's kingship, mirroring Saul's contemptuous reference.
In 1 Kings 12:16, the northern tribes reject Rehoboam with the same 'son of Jesse' taunt, showing a lasting slogan against David's line.
Isaiah 11:1 exalts the 'stump of Jesse' as a messianic shoot — the opposite of Saul's belittling 'son of Jesse' in this verse.
Isaiah 11:10 honors the 'root of Jesse' as a signal for nations, contrasting sharply with Saul's dismissive use of 'son of Jesse'.