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Did I then begin to enquire of God for him?

Hi,

Could any native tell me the wrong and remedy it?

1 Samuel 22:15

"Did I then begin to enquire of God for him?"

Here, [of]---(of me) shows [as a help to him or in order to improve the condition of him].

Thank a lot in advance.
  

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1 Samuel 22:15 "Did I then begin to enquire of *** for him?"-- This is an accurate quote from the Bible. There is nothing wrong with it. What is your question?
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Hi,

I am not certain as to whether the meaning of [for] in [to enquire of *** for him] is [as a help or in order to improve the condition of him].

1 Samuel 22:15

"Did I then begin to enquire of *** for him?"

Here, [for]---(of me) shows [as a help to him or in order to improve the condition of him].
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This is what I suppose:

Did I then begin to enquire of *** for him? = Did I start asking *** about him /about his prospects?
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Hi,

Oh, by the way, a new question derived from [to enquire of ***].

There, is the [of] similar to the following sentences?

an abridged version of "War and Peace";

the table was made of wood;

thank you in adcance
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No, those are quite different uses of the preposition 'of'.
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