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.
Context
This verse from 1 Samuel Chapter 22 connects to 7 cross-references. David gathers an outlaw band of about four hundred distressed and discontented men in the cave of Adullam and establishes his parents in Moab for safety. Saul massacres eighty-five priests of Nob because Ahimelech assisted David—Doeg the Edomite carries it …
Other Translations
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.
To-day have I begun to ask for him at God? far be it from me! let not the king lay anything against his servant, against any of the house of my father, for thy servant hath known nothing of all this, less or more.'
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.
Cross References
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