1 Samuel 22:14

14 —Pero señor —respondió Ahimelec—, ¿hay alguien entre todos sus siervos que sea tan fiel como su yerno David? ¡Él es el capitán de su escolta y un miembro altamente honrado de su 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 Cuando llegaron, Saúl le gritó:
—¡Escúchame, hijo de Ahitob!
—¿Qué quiere, mi rey? —le preguntó Ahimelec.

13 —¿Por qué han conspirado contra mí, tú y ese hijo de Isaí? —le preguntó Saúl—. ¿Por qué le diste alimento y una espada? ¿Por qué consultaste a Dios por él? ¿Por qué lo instigaste a matarme, como está tratando de hacer hoy mismo?

14 —Pero señor —respondió Ahimelec—, ¿hay alguien entre todos sus siervos que sea tan fiel como su yerno David? ¡Él es el capitán de su escolta y un miembro altamente honrado de su casa!

15 Por cierto, ¡esta no fue la primera vez que consulté a Dios por él! Que el rey no me acuse a mí y a mi familia de este asunto, porque yo no sabía nada de un complot en contra de usted.

16 —¡Ahimelec, ten por seguro que morirás junto con toda tu familia! —gritó el rey.