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          DASV: 1 Samuel 22    

1 David left Gath and escaped to the cave of Adullam.
When his brothers and all his father's house heard it,
they went down to him there.
2 Every one who was in trouble, in debt or discontent gathered
around him and he became their commander. There were about
400 men with him.
3 David went from there to Mizpeh in Moab. He said to the king
of Moab, "Please let my father and my mother stay with you,
until I know what God will do for me."
4 So he brought them before the king of Moab and they stayed
with him all the while David was in the stronghold.
5 The prophet Gad said to David, "Leave the stronghold.
Go to the land of Judah." Then David departed,
and went to the forest of Hereth.

6 Saul heard that David and his men had been located. Now Saul
was sitting under the tamarisk tree on a hill at Gibeah with
his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing
around him.
7 Saul said to his servants who stood around him, "Listen,
you Benjaminites. Will the son of Jesse give every one of
you fields and vineyards? Will he make you all commanders
of thousands and commanders of hundreds?
8 Is that why all of you have conspired against me? There is no
one who informs me when my own son makes a solemn pact with
the son of Jesse. None of you is sorry for me or informs
me that even my own son has stirred up my servant against
me, to set an ambush, as he is doing to this very day."
9 Then Doeg the Edomite, who stood with Saul's servants, said,
"I saw the son of Jesse coming to Ahimelek the son of Ahitub
at Nob.
10 He inquired of the LORD for him, gave him provisions and the
sword of Goliath the Philistine."

11 Then the king summoned Ahimelek the priest, the son of Ahitub,
and all his father's house and the priests who were at Nob.
All of them came to the king.
12 Saul said, "Listen, you son of Ahitub." "Here I am, my lord,"
he replied.
13 Saul accused him, "Why have you conspired against me, you and
the son of Jesse? You gave him bread and a sword, and have
inquired of God for him, so that he has risen up against me,
to set an ambush, as he is doing to this very day?"
14 Then Ahimelek answered the king, "Who among all your servants
is so faithful as David? He is even the king's son-in-law,
and the captain over your bodyguard, and respected in your
house?
15 Was today the first time I've inquired of God for him? Certainly not.
May the king not impute anything against his servant, or against
all the house of my father; for your servant knows nothing
of all this, more or less."
16 Then the king snarled, "You will surely die, Ahimelek, you,
and all your father's house."
17 The king ordered the guards who stood by him, "Turn and kill
the priests of the LORD, because they have sided with David,
and because they knew that he was fleeing, and did not inform me."
But the king's servants would not lift a hand against the
priests of the LORD.
18 Then the king said to Doeg, "You turn and kill the priests."
So Doeg the Edomite turned and he killed the priests.
He slew that day eighty-five people who wore a linen ephod.
19 He also struck down Nob, the city of the priests, with the
edge of the sword, men and women, children and infants,
oxen, donkeys and sheep.

20 One of the sons of Ahimelek, the son of Ahitub, named
Abiathar,
escaped and fled to David.
21 Abiathar told David that Saul had killed the priests
of the LORD.
22 David said to Abiathar, "I knew on that day, when Doeg
the Edomite was there, that he would certainly tell Saul.
I have caused the death of all the people of your
father's house.
23 Stay with me, do not be afraid, for he who seeks my life
also seeks your life. You will be safe with me."

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