1Samuel:22

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ylt @1Samuel:22:1 @And David goeth thence , and is escaped unto the cave of Adullam , and his brethren hear , and all the house of his father , and go down unto him thither ; ylt @1Samuel:22:2 @and gather themselves unto him do every man in distress , and every man who hath an exactor , and every man bitter in soul , and he is over them for head , and there are with him about four hundred men . ylt @1Samuel:22:3 @And David goeth thence to Mizpeh of Moab , and saith unto the king of Moab , 'Let , I pray thee , my father and my mother go out with you , till that I know what God doth for me ;' ylt @1Samuel:22:4 @and he leadeth them before the king of Moab , and they dwell with him all the days of David 's being in the fortress . ylt @1Samuel:22:5 @And Gad the prophet saith unto David , 'Thou dost not abide in a fortress , go , and thou hast entered for thee the land of Judah ;' and David goeth and entereth the forest of Hareth . ylt @1Samuel:22:6 @And Saul heareth that David hath become known , and the men who [are ] with him , and Saul is abiding in Gibeah , under the grove in Ramah , and his spear [is ] in his hand , and all his servants standing by him . ylt @1Samuel:22:7 @And Saul saith to his servants who are standing by him , 'Hear , I pray you , ye Benjamites ; also to all of you doth the son of Jesse give fields and vineyards ! all of you he doth appoint heads of thousands and heads of hundreds ! ylt @1Samuel:22:8 @for ye have conspired all of you against me , and there is none uncovering mine ear about my son 's covenanting with the son of Jesse , and there is none of you grieving for me , and uncovering mine ear , that my son hath raised up my servant against me , to lie in wait as [at ] this day .' ylt @1Samuel:22:9 @And answer doth Doeg the Edomite , who is set over the servants of Saul , and saith , 'I have seen the son of Jesse coming in to Nob , unto Ahimelech son of Ahitub , ylt @1Samuel:22:10 @and he asketh for him at Jehovah , and provision hath given to him , and the sword of Goliath the Philistine hath given to him . ylt @1Samuel:22:11 @And the king sendeth to call Ahimelech son of Ahitub , the priest , and all the house of his father , the priests , who [are ] in Nob , and they come all of them unto the king ; ylt @1Samuel:22:12 @and Saul saith , 'Hear , I pray thee , son of Ahitub ;' and he saith , 'Here [am ] I , my lord .' ylt @1Samuel:22:13 @And Saul saith unto him , 'Why have ye conspired against me , thou and the son of Jesse , by thy giving to him bread and a sword , and to ask for him at God , to rise against me , to lie in wait , as [at ] this day ?' ylt @1Samuel:22:14 @And Ahimelech answereth the king and saith , 'And who among all thy servants [is ] as David -- faithful , and son-in-law of the king , and hath turned aside unto thy council , and is honoured in thy house ? ylt @1Samuel:22:15 @To-day have I begun to ask for him at God ? far be it from me ! let not the king lay anything against his servant , against any of the house of my father , for thy servant hath known nothing of all this , less or more .' ylt @1Samuel:22:16 @And the king saith , 'Thou dost surely die , Ahimelech , thou , and all the house of thy father .' ylt @1Samuel:22:17 @And the king saith to runners , those standing by him , 'Turn round , and put to death the priests of Jehovah , because their hand also [is ] with David , and because they have known that he is fleeing , and have not uncovered mine ear ;' and the servants of the king have not been willing to put forth their hand to come against the priests of Jehovah . ylt @1Samuel:22:18 @And the king saith to Doeg , 'Turn round thou , and come against the priests ;' and Doeg the Edomite turneth round , and cometh himself against the priests , and putteth to death in that day eighty and five men bearing a linen ephod , ylt @1Samuel:22:19 @and Nob , the city of the priests , he hath smitten by the mouth of the sword , from man even unto woman , from infant even unto suckling , and ox , and ass , and sheep , by the mouth of the sword . ylt @1Samuel:22:20 @And there escapeth one son of Ahimelech , son of Ahitub , and his name [is ] Abiathar , and he fleeth after David , ylt @1Samuel:22:21 @and Abiathar declareth to David that Saul hath slain the priests of Jehovah . ylt @1Samuel:22:22 @And David saith to Abiathar , 'I have known on that day when Doeg the Edomite [is ] there , that he doth certainly declare [it ] to Saul ; I have brought [it ] round to every person of the house of thy father ; ylt @1Samuel:22:23 @dwell with me ; fear not ; for he who seeketh my life seeketh thy life ; for a charge [art ] thou with me .'

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