1Samuel:22:6-23

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* And Saul heard that David and the men with him had been discovered . And Saul was staying in Gibeah under the tamarisk tree in Ramah , having his spear in his hand . And all his servants were standing about him . * And Saul said to his servants standing by him , Now hear , Benjamites , will the son of Jesse give to any of you fields and vineyards , [and ] make you all commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds ? * But all of you have conspired against me , and none of you 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 today . * And answered Doeg the Edomite , who was set over the servants of Saul , and said , I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob , to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub . * And he asked of the LORD for him and gave him food 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 , Hear now , you son of Ahitub . And he answered , Here I [am ], my lord . * And Saul said to him , Why have you conspired against me , you and the son of Jesse , in that you have given him bread and a sword , and have asked of God for him , that he should rise against me to lie in wait , as at this day ? * And Ahimelech answered the king and said , And who [is so ] faithful among all your servants as David , who is the king 's son-in-law , and [who ] goes at your bidding , and who is honorable in your house ? * Have I today begun to ask of God for him ? Be it far from me . Do not let the king charge a thing to his servant , nor to all the house of my father . For your servant knew nothing of all this , more or less . * And the king said , Ahimelech , you shall surely die , you and all your father 's house . * And the king said to the guard that stood around him , Turn and kill the priests of the LORD , because their hand also [is ] with David , and because they knew when he fled , and did not reveal it to me . But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall on the priests of the LORD . * And the king said to Doeg , You turn and fall on the priests . And Doeg the Edomite turned and fell on the priests . And on that day he killed eighty-five persons who wore a linen ephod . * And he struck Nob , the city of the priests , with the edge of the sword , both men and women , children and babes , and oxen , and asses , and sheep , with the edge of the sword . * And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub , named Abiathar , escaped and fled after David . * And Abiathar told David that Saul had slain the LORD 's priests . * And David said to Abiathar , I knew that day , when Doeg the Edomite [was ] there , that he would surely tell Saul . I have caused the death of all the persons of your father 's house . * Stay with me , and do not fear . For he who seeks my life seeks your life . But you [shall be ] in safekeeping with me .

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