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. 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.
The verse belongs to the time after David slew Goliath, when Saul kept David with him and would not permit him to return to his father's house. It was when the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul, and when Jonathan and David made a covenant to be united as brethren. Jonathan stripped himself to give David his robe and his garments, even to his sword and to his bow and to his girdle, while David was entrusted with important responsibilities yet preserved his modesty and won the affection of the people as well as of the royal household.
In the verse Ahimelech denies that he had then begun to inquire of God for David, insisting he had not previously sought God on his behalf. He also denies knowing anything at all of the matter, less or more, declaring he had no knowledge of any plot against Saul. He pleads that the king impute no guilt to him as his servant, nor to all the house of his father. Doeg's report of David's visit to the priest had been presented in a way that inflamed Saul's anger, and Saul then gave order that the priests and their families be killed.