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John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 22:15

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.

Ver. 15. Be it far from me,] viz., To have any band in a treacherous conspiracy against my sovereign. As for sedition, said Latimer, for aught that I know, methinks I should not need Christ, if I may so say: I do so abhor the very thoughts of it.

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See also 1 Samuel 22:15 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 1 Samuel 22:15. _DID I THEN BEGIN TO INQUIRE OF GOD_] He probably means that his inquiring _now_ for David was no _new thing_, having often done so before, and without ever being informed it wa...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    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. B...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 22 _ 1. In the cave of Adullam (1 Samuel 22:1)_ 2. In Moab and Gad's message (1 Samuel 22:3) 3. Saul's discovery of David's visit to Nob (1 Samuel 22:6) 4. The murder of the priests ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    1 SAMUEL 22. DAVID AT ADULLAM AND MOAB: MASSACRE AT NOB (J). The series of narratives in ch. 22 may very well come from the same ancient document, and be the continuation of 1 Samuel 21:1. 1 SAMUEL 2...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    DID.... ? Figure of speech _Erotesis._ App-6. NOR. This word is read in the text of Septuagint and Syriac....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _Did I then begin_ THAT DAY DID I BEGIN, &c.? The stress is upon these words. Ahimelech pleads that there was no harm in doing as he had often done before. _be it far from me_ To plot against the kin...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    _Saul's Increasing Jealousy. 1 Samuel 22:6-16_ 6 When Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that _were_ with him, (now Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree in Ramah, having his spear in his...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _DID I THEN BEGIN TO INQUIRE 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...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    DAVID IN THE CAVE OF ADULLAM. SAUL'S SLAUGHTER OF THE PRIESTS AT NOB 1. Adullam] probably in the valley of Elah between Philistia and Hebron....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    DID I THEN BEGIN?] RV'Have I today begun?' Ahimelech had been accustomed to place his services at David's disposal....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    DID I THEN BEGIN TO ENQUIRE? — The English translation of the Hebrew here would imply that David had on many previous occasions received through him (the high priest) Divine directions from the Urim a...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    הַ יֹּ֧ום הַחִלֹּ֛תִי _לִ_†_שְׁאָל_† ־לֹ֥ו בֵ...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER XXIX. _ DAVID AT ADULLAM, MIZPEH, AND HARETH._ 1 Samuel 22:1. THE cave of Adullam, to which David fled on leaving Gath, has been placed in various localities even in modern times; but as the...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    (i) 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,...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    CHAPTER XXII. _ For him? We might read without an interrogation, "I have to-day begun...." (Chaldean) never suspecting that it would be disagreeable to the king. (Calmet) --- His character and his de...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (11) Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father's house, the priests that were in Nob: and they came all of them to the king. (12) And Saul said, Hear now,...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Did I then begin to inquire of God for him?_ These words do not necessarily imply that Ahimelech had inquired of God for David. Doeg indeed charged him with doing it, but as the sacred historian has...

  • KJV Original Language Details

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Did I then begin to enquire of God for him? That day had not been the first time that he had obtained the divine answer for David, for that had often occurred before. BE IT FAR FROM ME, namely, any co...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    SAUL TAKES REVENGE UPON THE PRIESTS OF NOB...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    David wrotePsalms 34:1 at this time, which shows that he was truly restored to the Lord. Verse 4 of that Psalm is particularly significant, "I sought the Lord and He heard me, and delivered me from al...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    LESS OR MORE: _ Heb._ little or great...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

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  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    ANY THING, or, _this thing_, to wit, which thou now chargest me with, that I should assist David in any evil design against thee. THY SERVANT KNEW NOTHING OF ALL THIS; or, of thy suspicion concerning...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    1 Samuel 22:15 then H3117 begin H2490 (H8689) inquire H7592 (H8800) God H430 it H2486 king H4428 impute...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    SAUL REVEALS HIS TRUE COLOURS (1 SAMUEL 22:6). While David was going through his period of refining, Saul was displaying his true colours. Unlike David he did not learn from his tribulations. He rath...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    1 Samuel 22:10. _He enquired of the Lord for him._ This was a lie, which Doeg invented to ingratiate himself with Saul: 1 Samuel 22:22; Psalms 52:3....

  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 22:6. “ABODE UNDER A TREE,” etc. Rather, _was sitting under a tamarisk tree upon the height_. (For Ramah see Notes on 1 Samuel 1:1.) “Oriental princes frequentl...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Knew nothing of all this — Of any design against thee....

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