1 Samuel 22:15 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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, lessc or more. ”

1 Samuel 22:15 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 affai...
1 Samuel 22:15 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(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,...
1 Samuel 22:15 - 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 21:1-9 ....
1 Samuel 22:15 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Did.... ? Figure of speech Erotesis. App-6. nor. This word is read in the text of Septuagint and Syriac.
1 Samuel 22:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the 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, les...
1 Samuel 22:15 - 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, les...
1 Samuel 22:15 - 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.
1 Samuel 22:15 - 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 Uri...
1 Samuel 22:15 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXIX. DAVID AT ADULLAM, MIZPEH, AND HARETH. 1 Samuel 22:1-23 . THE cave of Adullam, to which David fled on leaving Gath, has been placed in various localities even in modern times; but...
1 Samuel 22:15 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Slaughter of David's Friends 1 Samuel 22:11-23 The Apostle James says that “the tongue is set on fire of hell.” Surely this was the case when Saul, encamped on the height above Gibeah, scat...
1 Samuel 22:15 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Leaving Gath, David took refuge in the cave of Adullam, where there gathered to him a band of the outcasts of his own people. They are graphically described as those in "distress," in "debt," and "di...
1 Samuel 22:15 - 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,...
1 Samuel 22:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire 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 w...
1 Samuel 22:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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, les...
1 Samuel 22:15 - 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...
1 Samuel 22:15 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

David wrote Psalms 34:1-22 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 f...
1 Samuel 22:15 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Saul Destroys the Lord's Priests; the City of Nob Destroyed. B. C. 1057. 6 When Saul h...
1 Samuel 22:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy 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 concer...
1 Samuel 22:15 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Saul Reveals His True Colours ( 1 Samuel 22:6-19 ). While David was going through his period of refining, Saul was displaying his true colours. Unlike David he did not learn from his tribulations....
1 Samuel 22:15 - 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...
1 Samuel 22:15 - 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 . 1 Samuel 22:16 . Thou shalt surely die:...
1 Samuel 22:15 - The Biblical Illustrator

And the prophet Gad said unto David. A friend and a foe I. The visit of Gad the seer. David had been brought very low through his own mistakes. God proved him in the hold. Then He sent to him....
1 Samuel 22:15 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION COMMENCEMENT OF DAVID 'S LIFE AS AN OUTLAW . 1 Samuel 22:1 The cave Adullam. According to Josephus this was situated near a city of the same name ('Ant.,' 1 Samue...
1 Samuel 22:15 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Saul takes Revenge upon the Priests of Nob
1 Samuel 22:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 3:16 ; 1 Peter 3:17 ; 1 Samuel 25:36 ; 2 Corinthians 1:12 ; 2 Samuel 15:11 ; Genesis 20:5 ; Genesis 20:6
1 Samuel 22:15 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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

1 Samuel 22:15 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 22:15 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Samuel 22:15 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 22:15 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 22:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 22:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 22:15 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 22:15 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 22:15 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 22:15 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 22:15 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 22:15 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 22:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 22:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 22:15 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 22:15 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 22:15 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 22:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 22:15 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 22:15 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 22:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 22:15 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 22:15 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 22:15 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 22:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 22:15 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes