1 Samuele 22:14

14 Allora Ahimelec rispose al re, dicendo: "E chi v’è dunque, fra tutti i tuoi servi, fedele come Davide, genero del re, pronto al tuo comando e onorato nella tua casa?

1 Samuele 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 Samuele 22:14 In-Context

12 E Saul disse: "Ora ascolta, o figliuolo di Ahitub!" Ed egli rispose: "Eccomi, signor mio!"

13 E Saul gli disse: "Perché tu e il figliuolo d’Isai avete congiurato contro di me? Perché gli hai dato del pane e una spada; e hai consultato Dio per lui affinché insorga contro di me e mi tenda insidie come fa oggi?"

14 Allora Ahimelec rispose al re, dicendo: "E chi v’è dunque, fra tutti i tuoi servi, fedele come Davide, genero del re, pronto al tuo comando e onorato nella tua casa?

15 Ho io forse cominciato oggi a consultare Iddio per lui? Lungi da me il pensiero di tradirti! Non imputi il re nulla di simile al suo servo o a tutta la famiglia di mio padre; perché il tuo servo non sa cosa alcuna, piccola o grande, di tutto questo".

16 Il re disse: "Tu morrai senz’altro, Ahimelec, tu con tutta la famiglia del padre tuo!"