David¹⁷³² therefore departed³²¹² thence, and escaped⁴⁴²² to the cave⁴⁶³¹ Adullam:⁵⁷²⁵ and when his brethren²⁵¹ and all his father's¹ house¹⁰⁰⁴ heard⁸⁰⁸⁵ it, they went down³³⁸¹ thither to him.

And every one³⁷⁶ that was in distress,⁴⁶⁸⁹ and every one³⁷⁶ that was in debt,⁵³⁷⁸ and every one³⁷⁶ that was discontented,⁴⁷⁵¹ gathered⁶⁹⁰⁸ themselves unto him; and he became a captain⁸²⁶⁹ over them: and there were with him about four⁷⁰² hundred³⁹⁶⁷ men.³⁷⁶

And David¹⁷³² went³²¹² thence to Mizpeh⁴⁷⁰⁸ of Moab:⁴¹²⁴ and he said⁵⁵⁹ unto the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Moab,⁴¹²⁴ Let my father¹ and my mother,⁵¹⁷ I pray thee, come forth,³³¹⁸ and be with you, till I know³⁰⁴⁵ what Elohim⁴³⁰ will do⁶²¹³ for me.

And he brought⁵¹⁴⁸ them before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Moab:⁴¹²⁴ and they dwelt³⁴²⁷ with him all the while³¹¹⁷ that David¹⁷³² was in the hold.⁴⁶⁸⁶

And the prophet⁵⁰³⁰ Gad¹⁴¹⁰ said⁵⁵⁹ unto David,¹⁷³² Abide³⁴²⁷ not in the hold;⁴⁶⁸⁶ depart,³²¹² and get⁹³⁵ thee into the land⁷⁷⁶ of Judah.³⁰⁶³ Then David¹⁷³² departed,³²¹² and came⁹³⁵ into the forest³²⁹³ of Hareth.²⁸⁰²

When Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ heard⁸⁰⁸⁵ that David¹⁷³² was discovered,³⁰⁴⁵ and the men⁵⁸² that were with him, (now Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ abode³⁴²⁷ in Gibeah¹³⁹⁰ under a tree⁸¹⁵ in Ramah,⁷⁴¹⁴ having his spear²⁵⁹⁵ in his hand,³⁰²⁷ and all his servants⁵⁶⁵⁰ were standing⁵³²⁴ about him;)

Then Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ said⁵⁵⁹ unto his servants⁵⁶⁵⁰ that stood⁵³²⁴ about him, Hear⁸⁰⁸⁵ now, ye Benjamites;¹¹⁴⁵ will the son¹¹²¹ of Jesse³⁴⁴⁸ give⁵⁴¹⁴ every one of you fields⁷⁷⁰⁴ and vineyards,³⁷⁵⁴ and make⁷⁷⁶⁰ you all captains⁸²⁶⁹ of thousands,⁵⁰⁵ and captains⁸²⁶⁹ of hundreds;³⁹⁶⁷

That all of you have conspired⁷¹⁹⁴ against me, and there is none that sheweth¹⁵⁴⁰ me²⁴¹ that my son¹¹²¹ hath made a league³⁷⁷² with the son¹¹²¹ of Jesse,³⁴⁴⁸ and there is none of you that is sorry²⁴⁷⁰ for me, or sheweth¹⁵⁴⁰ unto me²⁴¹ that my son¹¹²¹ hath stirred up⁶⁹⁶⁵ my servant⁵⁶⁵⁰ against me, to lie in wait,⁶⁹³ as at this day?³¹¹⁷

Then answered⁶⁰³⁰ Doeg¹⁶⁷³ the Edomite,¹³⁰ which was set over⁵³²⁴ the servants⁵⁶⁵⁰ of Saul,⁷⁵⁸⁶ and said,⁵⁵⁹ I saw⁷²⁰⁰ the son¹¹²¹ of Jesse³⁴⁴⁸ coming⁹³⁵ to Nob,⁵⁰¹¹ to Ahimelech²⁸⁸ the son¹¹²¹ of Ahitub.²⁸⁵

And he enquired⁷⁵⁹² of Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ for him, and gave⁵⁴¹⁴ him victuals,⁶⁷²⁰ and gave⁵⁴¹⁴ him the sword²⁷¹⁹ of Goliath¹⁵⁵⁵ the Philistine.⁶⁴³⁰

Then the king⁴⁴²⁸ sent⁷⁹⁷¹ to call⁷¹²¹ Ahimelech²⁸⁸ the priest,³⁵⁴⁸ the son¹¹²¹ of Ahitub,²⁸⁵ and all his father's¹ house,¹⁰⁰⁴ the priests³⁵⁴⁸ that were in Nob:⁵⁰¹¹ and they came⁹³⁵ all of them to the king.⁴⁴²⁸

And Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ said,⁵⁵⁹ Hear⁸⁰⁸⁵ now, thou son¹¹²¹ of Ahitub.²⁸⁵ And he answered,⁵⁵⁹ Here I am, my sovereign.¹¹³

And Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ said⁵⁵⁹ unto him, Why have ye conspired⁷¹⁹⁴ against me, thou and the son¹¹²¹ of Jesse,³⁴⁴⁸ in that thou hast given⁵⁴¹⁴ him bread,³⁸⁹⁹ and a sword,²⁷¹⁹ and hast enquired⁷⁵⁹² of Elohim⁴³⁰ for him, that he should rise⁶⁹⁶⁵ against me, to lie in wait,⁶⁹³ as at this day?³¹¹⁷

Then Ahimelech²⁸⁸ answered⁶⁰³⁰ the king,⁴⁴²⁸ and said,⁵⁵⁹ And who is so faithful⁵³⁹ among all thy servants⁵⁶⁵⁰ as David,¹⁷³² which is the king's⁴⁴²⁸ son in law,²⁸⁶⁰ and goeth⁵⁴⁹³ at thy bidding,⁴⁹²⁸ and is honourable³⁵¹³ in thine house?¹⁰⁰⁴

Did I then³¹¹⁷ begin²⁴⁹⁰ to enquire⁷⁵⁹² of Elohim⁴³⁰ for him? be it far²⁴⁸⁶ from me: let not the king⁴⁴²⁸ impute⁷⁷⁶⁰ any thing¹⁶⁹⁷ unto his servant,⁵⁶⁵⁰ nor to all the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of my father:¹ for thy servant⁵⁶⁵⁰ knew³⁰⁴⁵ nothing¹⁶⁹⁷ of all this, less⁶⁹⁹⁶ or more.¹⁴¹⁹

And the king⁴⁴²⁸ said,⁵⁵⁹ Thou shalt surely⁴¹⁹¹ die,⁴¹⁹¹ Ahimelech,²⁸⁸ thou, and all thy father's¹ house.¹⁰⁰⁴

And the king⁴⁴²⁸ said⁵⁵⁹ unto the footmen⁷³²³ that stood⁵³²⁴ about him, Turn,⁵⁴³⁷ and slay⁴¹⁹¹ the priests³⁵⁴⁸ of Yahweh;³⁰⁶⁸ because their hand³⁰²⁷ also is with David,¹⁷³² and because they knew³⁰⁴⁵ when he fled,¹²⁷² and did not shew¹⁵⁴⁰ it to me.²⁴¹ But the servants⁵⁶⁵⁰ of the king⁴⁴²⁸ would¹⁴ not put forth⁷⁹⁷¹ their hand³⁰²⁷ to fall⁶²⁹³ upon the priests³⁵⁴⁸ of Yahweh.³⁰⁶⁸

And the king⁴⁴²⁸ said⁵⁵⁹ to Doeg,¹⁶⁷³ Turn⁵⁴³⁷ thou, and fall⁶²⁹³ upon the priests.³⁵⁴⁸ And Doeg¹⁶⁷³ the Edomite¹³⁰ turned,⁵⁴³⁷ and he fell⁶²⁹³ upon the priests,³⁵⁴⁸ and slew⁴¹⁹¹ on that day³¹¹⁷ fourscore⁸⁰⁸⁴ and five²⁵⁶⁸ persons³⁷⁶ that did wear⁵³⁷⁵ a linen⁹⁰⁶ ephod.⁶⁴⁶

And Nob,⁵⁰¹¹ the city⁵⁸⁹² of the priests,³⁵⁴⁸ smote⁵²²¹ he with the edge⁶³¹⁰ of the sword,²⁷¹⁹ both men³⁷⁶ and women,⁸⁰² children⁵⁷⁶⁸ and sucklings,³²⁴³ and oxen,⁷⁷⁹⁴ and donkeys,²⁵⁴³ and sheep,⁷⁷¹⁶ with the edge⁶³¹⁰ of the sword.²⁷¹⁹

And one²⁵⁹ of the sons¹¹²¹ of Ahimelech²⁸⁸ the son¹¹²¹ of Ahitub,²⁸⁵ named⁸⁰³⁴ Abiathar,⁵⁴ escaped,⁴⁴²² and fled¹²⁷² after³¹⁰ David.¹⁷³²

And Abiathar⁵⁴ shewed⁵⁰⁴⁶ David¹⁷³² that Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ had slain²⁰²⁶ Yahweh's³⁰⁶⁸ priests.³⁵⁴⁸

And David¹⁷³² said⁵⁵⁹ unto Abiathar,⁵⁴ I knew³⁰⁴⁵ it that day,³¹¹⁷ when Doeg¹⁶⁷³ the Edomite¹³⁰ was there, that he would surely⁵⁰⁴⁶ tell⁵⁰⁴⁶ Saul:⁷⁵⁸⁶ I have occasioned⁵⁴³⁷ the death of all the persons⁵³¹⁵ of thy father's¹ house.¹⁰⁰⁴

Abide³⁴²⁷ thou with me, fear³³⁷² not: for he that seeketh¹²⁴⁵ my life⁵³¹⁵ seeketh¹²⁴⁵ thy life:⁵³¹⁵ but with me thou shalt be in safeguard.⁴⁹³¹