1 Samuel 22:10

10 Ahimelec consultó al Señor
por él. Luego le dio alimento y la espada de Goliat el filisteo.

1 Samuel 22:10 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 22:10

And he inquired of the Lord for him
Which not being expressed before, some have taken it to be a lie of Doeg's, he being charged with lying by David, ( Psalms 52:3 Psalms 52:4 ) ( Psalms 120:2 Psalms 120:3 ) ; but it is not at all improbable that David should desire him to inquire of the Lord for him, and that he did; and he seems to acknowledge it, ( 1 Samuel 22:15 ) ; but according to the Jewish writers Doeg meant by this to prove a charge of treason both against David and Ahimelech; that the former made himself king, and the latter owned him to be so, since inquiry by Urim and Thummim was not made for a private person, but for a king ^F5:

and gave him victuals;
hallowed bread, loaves of shewbread, which none but priests might eat of; such was his kindness to him:

and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine;
which David took from him, and slew him with it. All this was true, but then he acted the deceitful part, with which he is charged in the above psalms, in not declaring how David had imposed upon the priest, by pretending he was sent in haste on the king's business; which was the reason he was so ill provided with servants, food, and armour; which if Doeg had reported faithfully, as he ought to have done, would have saved the credit and life of the priest, and of his family.

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FOOTNOTES:

F5 Misn. Yoma, c. 7. sect. 5.

1 Samuel 22:10 In-Context

8 ¿Es por eso que han conspirado contra mí? Pues ninguno de ustedes me avisó cuando mi propio hijo hizo un pacto solemne con ese hijo de Isaí. Ni siquiera sienten lástima por mí. ¡Imagínense! ¡Mi propio hijo incita al hijo de Isaí para que me mate, tal como está tratando de hacer hoy mismo!

9 Entonces Doeg el edomita, que se encontraba entre los hombres de Saúl, habló:
—Cuando estaba en Nob, vi al hijo de Isaí hablando con el sacerdote Ahimelec, hijo de Ahitob.

10 Ahimelec consultó al Señor
por él. Luego le dio alimento y la espada de Goliat el filisteo.

11 Masacran a los sacerdotes
Entonces el rey Saúl inmediatamente mandó traer a Ahimelec y a toda su familia, quienes servían como sacerdotes en Nob.

12 Cuando llegaron, Saúl le gritó:
—¡Escúchame, hijo de Ahitob!
—¿Qué quiere, mi rey? —le preguntó Ahimelec.