1Samuel:22

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* David therefore departed thence , and escaped to the cave Adullam : and when his brethren and all his fathers house heard it , they went down thither to him . * And every one that was in distress , and every one that was in debt , and every one that was discontented mar #, gathered themselves unto him ; and he became a captain over them : and there were with him about four hundred men . * And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab Mow #ab #: and he said unto the king of Moab Mow #ab #, Let my father and my mother , I pray thee , come forth , and be with you , till I know what God will do for me . * And he brought them before the king of Moab Mow #ab #: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold . * 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 . * 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 ;) * Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him , Hear now , ye Benjamites Ben-y @miyniy #; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards , and make you all captains of thousands , and captains of hundreds me #ah #; * 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 ? * Then answered Doeg the Edomite , which was set over the servants of Saul Sha #uwl #, and said , I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob , to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub . * And he enquired of the LORD for him , and gave him victuals , and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine . * Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest , the son of Ahitub , and all his fathers house , the priests that were in Nob : and they came all of them to the king . * And Saul said , Hear now , thou son of Ahitub . And he answered , Here I am , my lord . * 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 enquired of God for him , that he should rise against me , to lie in wait , as at this day ? * Then Ahimelech answered the king , and said , And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David , which is the kings son in law , and goeth at thy bidding mishma #ath #, and is honourable in thine house ? * Did I then begin to enquire 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 . * And the king said , Thou shalt surely die , Ahimelech , thou , and all thy fathers house . * 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 . * And the king said to Doeg Do #eg #, 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 . * 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 . * And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub , named Abiathar , escaped , and fled after David . * And Abiathar shewed David that Saul had slain the LORDS priests . * And David said unto Abiathar , I knew it that day , when Doeg the Edomite was there , that he would surely tell Saul Sha #uwl #: I have occasioned the death of all the persons of thy fathers house . * 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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