1 Samuel 22:14

14 Entonces Ahimelec respondió al rey, y dijo: ¿Y quién hay fiel entre todos sus siervos como lo es David, yerno del rey, y que va por tu mandado, y es ilustre 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 le dijo: Oye ahora, hijo de Ahitob. Y él dijo: Heme aquí, señor mío

13 Y le dijo Saúl: ¿Por qué habéis conspirado contra mí, tú y el hijo de Jessé, cuando tú le diste pan y espada, y consultaste por él a Dios, para que se levantara contra mí y me acechara, como lo hace hoy día

14 Entonces Ahimelec respondió al rey, y dijo: ¿Y quién hay fiel entre todos sus siervos como lo es David, yerno del rey, y que va por tu mandado, y es ilustre en tu casa

15 ¿He comenzado yo desde hoy a consultar por él a Dios? Lejos sea de mí; no impute el rey cosa alguna a su siervo, ni a toda la casa de mi padre; porque tu siervo ninguna cosa sabe de este negocio, grande ni chica

16 Y el rey dijo: Sin duda morirás, Ahimelec, tú y toda la casa de tu padre