Bible, King James Version
1_Samuel
1Sam.22
[1] David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the
cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house
heard it, they went down thither to him.
[2] And every one that was in distress, and every one that
was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered
themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there
were with him about four hundred men.
[3] And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said
unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee,
come forth, and be with you, till I know what God will do for
me.
[4] And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they
dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.
[5] And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the
hold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David
departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.
[6] When Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men
that were with him, (now Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree in
Ramah, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants were
standing about him;)
[7] Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him,
Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of
you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands,
and captains of hundreds;
[8] That all of you have conspired against me, and there
is none that sheweth me that my son hath made a league with the
son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or
sheweth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against
me, to lie in wait, as at this day?
[9] Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the
servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob,
to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.
[10] And he inquired of the LORD for him, and gave him
victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
[11] Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the
son of Ahitub, and all his father's house, the priests that were
in Nob: and they came all of them to the king.
[12] And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he
answered, Here I am, my lord.
[13] And Saul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against
me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread,
and a sword, and hast inquired of God for him, that he should
rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?
[14] Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who
is so faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the
king's son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honourable in
thine house?
[15] Did I then begin to inquire 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.
[16] And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech,
thou, and all thy father's house.
[17] And the king said unto the footmen that stood about
him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand
also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did
not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put
forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD.
[18] And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon
the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the
priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did
wear a linen ephod.
[19] And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the
edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings,
and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.
[20] And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub,
named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.
[21] And Abiathar shewed David that Saul had slain the
LORD's priests.
[22] And David said unto Abiathar, I knew it that day,
when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul:
I have occasioned the death of all the persons of thy father's
house.
[23] Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my
life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be in
safeguard.
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