1Samuel:22:6-23

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* And Saul heard that David had been discovered , and the men with him . And Saul was staying in Gibeah under the tamarisk tree in Ramah , with his spear in his hand . And all his servants were standing by him . * And Saul said to his servants who were standing by him , Now hear , Benjamites . Will the son of Jesse also give to any of you fields and vineyards ? Will he make each of you commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds , * that all of you have conspired against me , and no one was revealing in my ear when my son cut a covenant with the son of Jesse ? And not one of you is sorry for me , even to reveal in my ear that my son has stirred up my servant against me , to lie in wait , as at this day . * And Doeg the Edomite , even he was set over Saul 's servants , answered and said , I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob , to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub . * And he asked for him of Jehovah , and gave provisions to him , and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine . * And the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest , the son of Ahitub , and all his father 's house , the priests in Nob . And they came , all of them , to the king . * And Saul said , Now hear , son of Ahitub . And he said , I am here , my lord . * And Saul said to him , Why have you conspired against me , you and the son of Jesse by your giving bread and a sword to him , and to ask of God for him , to rise up against me , to lie in wait , as at this day ? * And Ahimelech answered the king and said , And who among all your servants is as David the faithful , and son-in-law of the king ; who does your bidding , and is honorable in all your house ? * Have I today begun to ask of God for him ? Far be it from me ! Do not let the king lay anything against his servant , against any of my father 's house , for your servant has known nothing of this , more or less . * And the king said , You shall surely die , Ahimelech , you and your father 's house . * And the king said to the runners that stood by him , Turn and kill the priests of Jehovah , because their hand also is with David , and because they knew that he was fleeing , and did not reveal it in my ear . But the king 's servants were not willing to put forth their hand to fall on the priests of Jehovah . * And the king said to Doeg , You turn and fall on the priests . And Doeg the Edomite turned and fell on the priests and killed eighty five men bearing a linen ephod in that day . * And he struck Nob , the city of the priests with the mouth of the sword , from man even to woman , from child even to suckling , and ox , and ass , and sheep , with the mouth of the sword . * And one son escaped of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub . And his name was Abiathar , and he fled after David . * And Abiathar told David that Saul had killed the priests of Jehovah . * And David said to Abiathar , I knew on that day when Doeg the Edomite was there , that he certainly would tell Saul . I am accountable for all the lives of your father 's house . * Stay with me . Do not fear . For he who seeks my life seeks your life . For with me you will be under protection .

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