1 Samuel 22:14

14 Respondió Ahimelec al rey y dijo: ¿Y quién entre todos tus siervos es tan fiel como David, yerno del rey, jefe de tu guardia y se le honra en tu 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 Y Saúl dijo: Escucha ahora, hijo de Ahitob. Y éste respondió: Heme aquí, mi señor.

13 Y le dijo Saúl: ¿Por qué tú y el hijo de Isaí habéis conspirado contra mí, dándole pan y una espada, y has consultado a Dios por él para que se rebelara contra mí, tendiéndome una emboscada como sucede hoy?

14 Respondió Ahimelec al rey y dijo: ¿Y quién entre todos tus siervos es tan fiel como David, yerno del rey, jefe de tu guardia y se le honra en tu casa?

15 ¿Acaso comencé hoy a consultar a Dios por él? Lejos esté esto de mí. No culpe el rey de nada a su siervo ni a ninguno de la casa de mi padre, porque tu siervo no sabe nada de todo este asunto.

16 Pero el rey dijo: Ciertamente morirás, Ahimelec, tú y toda la casa de tu padre.