1 Samuel 22:15

Have I today begun to inquire of God for him? Be it far from me! Don’t let the king impute anything to his servant, nor to all the house of my father; for your servant knows nothing of all this, less or more.”

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WEBBE

Have I today begun to enquire of God for him? Be it far from me! Don’t let the king impute anything to his servant, nor to all the house of my father; for your servant knew nothing of all this, less or more.”

BSB

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.”

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.

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.

BBE

Is this the first time I have got directions from God for him? Far be the thought! let the king make no such statement against his servant or my father's family, for your servant has no knowledge, great or small, of this thing.

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הַיּוֹם hai·yom this day H3117 הַחִלֹּתִי ha·chi·lo·ti did I begin H2490 לִשְׁאָל le·sha·'ol- to enquire H7592 לוֹ lo for (the) him H9033 בֵאלֹהִים ve·lo·him by God H430 חָלִילָה cha·li·lah far be it H2486 לִּי li to (the) me H9030 אַל־ 'al- may not H408 יָשֵׂם ya·sem he put H7760 הַמֶּלֶךְ ha·me·lekh the king H4428 בְּעַבְדּוֹ be·'av·do against servant his H5650 דָבָר da·var anything H1697 בְּכָל־ be·khol against all H3605 בֵּית beit [the] house of H1004 אָבִי 'a·vi father my H1 כִּי ki for H3588 לֹא־ lo'- not H3808 יָדַע ya·da' he knew H3045 עַבְדְּךָ 'av·de·kha servant your H5650 בְּכָל־ be·khol in all H3605 זֹאת zot this H2063 דָּבָר da·var anything H1697 קָטֹן ka·ton small H6996 אוֹ 'o or H176 גָדוֹל ga·dol great H1419

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 6–19

See the nature of jealous malice and its pitiful arts. Saul looks upon all about him as his enemies, because they do not just say as he says. In Ahimelech's answer to Saul we have the language of conscious innocence. But what wickedness will not the evil spirit hurry men to when he gets the dominion! Saul alleges that which was utterly false and unproved. But the most bloody tyrants have found instruments of their cruelty as barbarous as themselves. Doeg, having murdered the priests, went to the city, Nob, and put all to the sword there. Nothing so vile but those may do it, who have provoked God to give them up to their hearts' lusts. Yet this was the accomplishment of the threatenings against the house of Eli. Though Saul was unrighteous in doing this, yet God was righteous in permitting it. No word of God shall fall to the ground.

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