1 Samuel 22:15

15 ¿Es acaso esta la primera vez que consulto a Dios por él? ¡Claro que no! No debiera el rey acusarnos ni a mí ni a mi familia, pues de este asunto su servidor no sabe absolutamente nada.

1 Samuel 22:15 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 22:15

Did I then begin to inquire of God for him?
&c.] Was this the first time of inquiring of God for him? no; I have done this many a time, when he has been going upon the king's business, engaging in war with his enemies; he has then consulted the Lord by me, and I have inquired of the Lord for him, as I now did; and which I did as innocently, and as much for the king's service, as ever I did any. Kimchi observes it may be read without the interrogation, "that day I began to inquire of God for him"; it was the first time I ever did, and I did not know it would have been grievous to thee, or have given thee any disturbance or uneasiness. I did not know that he fled from thee, or was not in thy service, and upon thy business; had I known it, I would never have done it, and as it is the first time it shall be the last: be it far from me;
from doing such a thing, had I known it to be disagreeable to thee, or how David stood with thee: let not the king impute [any] thing unto his servant, [nor] to all the
house of my father;
charge me or them with the crime of treason, or conspiracy against him, or with aiding:, assisting, and abetting traitors and conspirators: for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more;
was entirely ignorant of this affair; which plain, honest, account of things, one might have thought, would have been satisfying to Saul; but it seems it was not by what follows.

1 Samuel 22:15 In-Context

13 —¿Por qué tú y el hijo de Isaí conspiran contra mí? —le reclamó Saúl—. Le diste comida y una espada. También consultaste a Dios por él para que se subleve y me aceche, como en realidad está pasando.

14 Ajimélec le respondió al rey:—¿Quién entre todos los oficiales del rey es tan fiel como su yerno David, jefe de la guardia real y respetado en el palacio?

15 ¿Es acaso esta la primera vez que consulto a Dios por él? ¡Claro que no! No debiera el rey acusarnos ni a mí ni a mi familia, pues de este asunto su servidor no sabe absolutamente nada.

16 —¡Te llegó la hora, Ajimélec! —replicó el rey—. ¡Y no solo a ti sino a toda tu familia!

17 De inmediato el rey ordenó a los guardias que lo acompañaban:—¡Maten a los sacerdotes del SEÑOR, que ellos también se han puesto de parte de David! Sabían que estaba huyendo, y sin embargo no me lo dijeron.Pero los oficiales del rey no se atrevieron a levantar la mano en contra de los sacerdotes del SEÑOR.