1 Samuel 22:15 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 22:15

Was that day the first time I inquired of God for him? Far be it from me! Let not the king accuse your servant or any of my father’s household, for your servant knew nothing of this whole affair—not in part or in whole.”

BSB

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ASV

Have I to-day begun to inquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute anything unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father; for thy servant knoweth nothing of all this, less or more.

KJV

Did I then begin to enquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute any thing unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father: for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more.

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

Did I then begin to inquire of God for him?.... Was this the first time of inquiring of God for him? no; I have done this many a time, when he has been going upon the king's business, engaging in war with his enemies; he has then consulted the Lord by me, and I have inquired of the Lord for him, as I now did; and which I did as innocently, and as much for the king's service, as ever I did any.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Did I then begin ... - Some lay the stress upon the word “begin,” as though Ahimelech’s justification was that he had often before inquired of the Lord for David when employed on the king’s affairs. But it is much better to understand the words as Ahimelech’s solemn denial of having inquired of the Lord for David, a duty which he owed to Saul alone as king of Israel. The force of the word “begin” lies in this, that it would have been his first act of allegiance to David and defection from Saul.

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Original language & word study

25 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
הַיּ֧וֹם	hai.Yom	this day	H3117 →
הַחִלֹּ֛תִי	ha.chi.Lo.ti	did I begin?	H2490 →
לִשְׁאָל	le.sha.'ol-	to enquire	H7592 →
ל֥וֹ	lo	for <the> him
בֵאלֹהִ֖ים	ve.lo.Him	by God	H430 →
חָלִ֣ילָה	cha.Li.lah	far be it	H2486 →
לִּ֑י	Li	to <the> me
אַל־	'al-	may not	H408 →
יָשֵׂם֩	ya.Sem	he put	H7760 →
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
בְּעַבְדּ֤וֹ	be.'av.Do	against servant his	H5650 →
דָבָר֙	da.Var	anything	H1697 →
בְּכָל־	be.khol	against all	H3605 →
בֵּ֣ית	beit	[the] house of	H1004 →
אָבִ֔י	'a.Vi	father my	H1 →
כִּ֠י	ki	for	H3588 →
לֹֽא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
יָדַ֤ע	ya.Da'	he knew	H3045 →
עַבְדְּךָ֙	'av.de.Kha	servant your	H5650 →
בְּכָל־	be.khol	in all	H3605 →
זֹ֔את	Zot	this	H2063 →
דָּבָ֥ר	da.Var	anything	H1697 →
קָטֹ֖ן	ka.Ton	small	H6996 →
א֥וֹ	'o	or	H176 →
גָדֽוֹל׃	ga.Dol	great	H1419 →

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2 Corinthians 1:12
And this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom,…
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- 2 Corinthians 2:17
  For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.
- 1 Corinthians 2:13
  And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.
- James 3:13–18
  Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:10
  You are witnesses, and so is God, of how holy, righteous, and blameless our conduct was among you who believed.
- 2 Corinthians 8:8
  I am not making a demand, but I am testing the sincerity of your love in comparison to the earnestness of others.
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1 Samuel 25:36
When Abigail returned to Nabal, there he was in the house, holding a feast fit for a king, in high spirits and very drunk. So she told him nothing until morning light.
leads to
- 2 Samuel 13:23
  Two years later, when Absalom’s sheepshearers were at Baal-hazor near Ephraim, he invited all the sons of the king.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:7–8
  For those who sleep, sleep at night; and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.
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2 Samuel 15:11
Two hundred men from Jerusalem accompanied Absalom. They had been invited as guests and they went along innocently, for they knew nothing about the matter.
leads to
- 1 Samuel 9:13
  As soon as you enter the city, you will find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. The people will not eat until he comes, because he must bless the…

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