1 Samuel 22:14

14 Ao que respondeu Aimeleque ao rei dizendo: Quem há, entre todos os teus servos, tão fiel como Davi, o genro do rei, chefe da tua guarda, e honrado na tua casa?

1 Samuel 22:14 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 22:14

Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said
First with respect to David, and then with regard to himself; with respect to David as follows, and who [is so] faithful amongst thy servants as David;
I considered him, as if he should say, as a servant of thine, upon an errand of thine, and doing thy business; and as a faithful one, none more so, and as such I valued and regarded him, not as a rebel to thee, having no such thought of him: which is the king's son in law;
who has behaved himself so well, and thou hast entertained such an opinion of him, as to take him into thy family, and marry thy daughter to him; wherefore showing him favour, and doing him honour, was doing honour to thee and thy family, and surely there can be no blame in that: and goeth at thy bidding;
has always been ready to execute thy commands, and obey thine orders, let them be what they will; as to go out against an enemy, and fight Saul's battles for him: and is honourable in thine house?
behaved honourably there, and highly esteemed by all, as well as had the honour bestowed upon him to be the king's son-in-law, and made captain of a thousand; and therefore who could think that showing respect to such a man could be deemed treason and conspiracy, or he be thought to be a traitor to the king? and then with respect to himself he answers,

1 Samuel 22:14 In-Context

12 E disse Saul: Ouve, filho de Aitube! E ele lhe disse: Eis-me aqui, senhor meu.

13 Então lhe perguntou Saul: Por que conspirastes contra mim, tu e o filho de Jessé, pois deste lhe pão e espada, e consultaste por ele a Deus, para que ele se levantasse contra mim a armar-me ciladas, como se vê neste dia?

14 Ao que respondeu Aimeleque ao rei dizendo: Quem há, entre todos os teus servos, tão fiel como Davi, o genro do rei, chefe da tua guarda, e honrado na tua casa?

15 Porventura é de hoje que comecei a consultar por ele a Deus? Longe de mim tal coisa! Não impute o rei coisa nenhuma a mim seu servo, nem a toda a casa de meu pai, pois o teu servo não soube nada de tudo isso, nem muito nem pouco.

16 O rei, porém, disse: Hás de morrer, Aimeleque, tu e toda a casa de teu pai.