Commentaries:Barnes' Notes
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1 Samuel 22:15
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. This he strenuously repudiates, and adds, "thy servant knew nothing of all this" conspiracy between Jonathan and David of which Saul speaks: he had acted quite innocently.
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