1 Samuel 22:15

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.

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 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.

17 Y el rey dijo a los guardias que le asistían: Volveos y dad muerte a los sacerdotes del SEÑOR, porque la mano de ellos también está con David, y porque sabían que él estaba huyendo y no me lo revelaron. Pero los siervos del rey no quisieron levantar la mano para atacar a los sacerdotes del SEÑOR.