1 Samuel 22:15 - The Scriptures 1998

¹⁵ “Have I today begun to inquire of Elohim for him? Far be it from me! Let not the sovereign lay a case against his servant, or against any in the house of my father. For your servant knew not of all this, little or much.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁵ Have I only today begun inquiring of God for him? No! Let not the king impute any wrong to his servant or to all the house of my father, for your servant has known nothing of all this, little or much.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁵ 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.

Common English Bible

¹⁵ Was that the first time I questioned God for him? Of course not! But please, the king shouldn’t accuse me, his servant, or anyone in my father’s household of any wrongdoing, because your servant knew nothing whatsoever about this matter.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁵ Did I begin to consult the Lord for him today? May this be far from me! Let not the king suspect this kind of thing against his servant, nor against anyone in all my father's house. For your servant did not know anything about this matter, either small or great."

1 Samuel 22:15 Cross References

2 Samuel 15:11

And with Aḇ

2 Samuel 19:18

And they passed over the ford to bring over the sovereign’s household, and to do what was good in his eyes. And Shimʽ

2 Samuel 19:19

and said to the sovereign, “Do not let my master reckon crookedness to me, neither remember what wrong your servant did on the day that my master the sovereign left Yerushalayim, that the sovereign should take it to heart.

2 Samuel 5:19

And Dawiḏ

2 Samuel 5:23

And when Dawiḏ

2 Corinthians 1:12

For our boasting is this: the witness of our conscience that we behaved ourselves in the world in simplicity and sincerity of Elohim, not in fleshly wisdom but in the favour of Elohim, and much more toward you.

1 Samuel 22:16

And the sovereign said, “You shall certainly die, Aḥ

1 Samuel 25:36

And Aḇ