1 Samuel 22:13

13 Saul asked him, "Why did you and Jesse's son plot against me? You gave him bread and a sword and prayed to God for him so that he can rise up against me and ambush me, as he's doing now."

1 Samuel 22:13 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 22:13

And Saul said unto him, why have ye conspired against me,
thou, and the son of Jesse?
&c.] No less than treason and rebellion is he charged with, in conjunction with David; the proof follows: in that thou hast given him bread and a sword;
the shewbread, and the sword of Goliath, ( 1 Samuel 21:6 ) ( 22:10 ) , and so had furnished him with food and arms; one that he suggests was in rebellion against him, and therefore he must be involved in the same crime; but the stronger proof follows and hast inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to
lie in wait as at this day:
inquired of the Lord for him by Urim and Thummim, to know his mind in this affair, and thereby encouraged him to rise up in rebellion against him, and to lie in wait, as he did at the present time, watching for an opportunity to seize his crown and kingdom.

1 Samuel 22:13 In-Context

11 Then the king sent for the priest Ahimelech, who was Ahitub's son, and his entire family who were the priests in Nob. All of them came to the king.

12 Saul said, "Listen here, son of Ahitub!" "Yes, sir?" he responded.

13 Saul asked him, "Why did you and Jesse's son plot against me? You gave him bread and a sword and prayed to God for him so that he can rise up against me and ambush me, as he's doing now."

14 Ahimelech asked the king, "But whom among all your officials can you trust like David? Your Majesty, he's your son-in-law, the commander of your bodyguard. He's honored in your own household.

15 Is this the first time I have prayed to God for him? Not at all! You shouldn't blame me or anyone in my family for this. I knew nothing at all about this."