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A Twisted or True Report?
Commentators are divided on whether Ahimelech actually inquired of the Lord for David. Some, like Barnes and Ellicott, suggest Doeg inferred this maliciously because the priest went near the ephod to retrieve Goliath's sword. This shows how an accuser can twist an observation into a damning, but false, conclusion.
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1 Samuel
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Samuel 22:10
18th Century
Theologian
He inquired of the Lord ... - This was not true, but Ahimelech going to get the sword from behind the ephod might have given Doeg reason to …
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Samuel 22:10
19th Century
Bishop
And he inquired of the Lord for him. — This is, however, by no means certain (see below); nothing was said about the Urim…
John Gill
On 1 Samuel 22:10
17th Century
Pastor
And he inquired of the Lord for him
Which not being expressed before, some have taken it to be a lie of Doeg's, he b…
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Samuel 22:6–19
17th Century
Minister
Observe the nature of jealous malice and its contemptible schemes. Saul considers everyone around him his enemies because they do not simply agree …