Psalm 41:9
“Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.”
King James Version
The betrayal by a close friend at table, cited by Jesus as fulfilled in Judas who ate with him.
Fulfillment References
John 13:18 John 17:12 Matthew 26:23 Luke 22:21 John 13:21-30 Matthew 26:21-25
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
JewishDavid speaks of Ahithophel — his trusted counselor who betrayed him for Absalom (2 Sam 15-17). Ahithophel then hanged himself (2 Sam 17:23).
CatholicJesus explicitly applies this to Judas at the Last Supper (John 13:18). The bread-sharing at the Passover Seder makes the betrayal all the more poignant.
ProtestantA typological fulfillment — David's betrayal by Ahithophel prefigures Christ's betrayal by Judas, who also hanged himself (Matt 27:5).
AcademicThe parallel David/Judas and Ahithophel structure is noted by scholars. Jesus's self-application in John 13 is explicit. Whether Psalm 41 is 'predictive' or a pattern is interpretive.
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