ESV Reformation Study Bible – 1 Sam 22:22
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1 Sam 22:22

22:22 I have occasioned. It would be easy for David to excuse himself for the massacre at Nob by simply condemning Saul. Instead, he readily admits his own share of responsibility for the disaster (21:2 note). In this admission the reader glimpses a major difference between David and his predecessor, the quality of their repentance (15:24–26, 30 and notes; 2 Sam. 12:13 note).