22:7 people of Benjamin. Having apparently surrounded himself with members of his own tribe (9:1, 2; 10:21), Saul seeks to reinforce their loyalty with an appeal to self-interest: is David, of the tribe of Judah, likely to be fair to Benjaminites?

fields and vineyards. The questions addressed by Saul to his officials suggest that he engaged in at least some of the abusive royal practices about which Samuel had warned (8:10–18).