ULT 1SA Chapter 22

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22 And David went from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. And his brothers and all of the house of his father heard, and they went down to him there. 2 And they gathered themselves to him, every man of distress and every man for whom was a creditor and every man bitter of soul. And he became a commander over them. And they were with him, about 400 men. 3 And David went from there to Mizpah of Moab. And he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and my mother come out and be with you until when I know what God will do for me.” 4 And he led them to the face of the king of Moab. And they stayed with him all of the days of David being in the stronghold. 5 And the prophet Gad said to David, “Do not stay in the stronghold. Leave and enter for yourself the land of Judah.” And David left and entered the forest of Hereth. 6 And Saul heard that David had become known, and the men who were with him. Now Saul was sitting in Gibeah under the tamarisk tree on the height, and his spear was in his hand, and all of his servants had stationed themselves beside him. 7 And Saul said to his servants having stationed themselves beside him, “Listen now, Benjaminite! Will the son of Jesse give fields and vineyards even to all of you? Will he make all of you commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds? 8 For all of you have conspired against me! And there was no uncovering my ear when my son cut with the son of Jesse. And there was no grieving from you for me or uncovering my ear that my son had raised up my servant against me to lie in ambush as this day.” 9 And Doeg the Edomite answered (now he had stationed himself beside the servants of Saul) and said, “I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech, the son of Ahitub. 10 And he inquired of Yahweh for him, and he gave provisions to him. And he gave to him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.” 11 And the king sent to call Ahimelech, the son of Ahitub, the priest, and all of the house of his father, the priests who were in Nob. And all of them came to the king. 12 And Saul said, “Listen now, son of Ahitub.” And he said, “Behold me, my master.” 13 And Saul said to him, “Why have you conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse, by your giving to him bread and a sword and inquiring of God for him, to rise up against me, to lie in ambush, as this day?” 14 And Ahimelech answered the king and said, “Now who among all of your servants is being faithful like David, and the son-in-law of the king, and commander over your bodyguard, and being honored in your house? 15 Did I begin to inquire of God for him today? Profane to me! May the king not set a word against his servant, against all of the house of my father. For your servant does not know about any of this matter, small or great.” 16 And the king said, “Dying, you shall die, Ahimelech, you and all of the house of your father!” 17 And the king said to the runners having stationed themselves beside him, “Turn and kill the priests of Yahweh, because their hand is also with David, and because they knew that he was fleeing but they did not uncover my ear.” But the servants of the king were not willing to stretch out their hand to attack the priests of Yahweh. 18 So the king said to Doeg, “You turn and attack the priests!” So Doeg the Edomite turned and he himself attacked the priests. And on that day he killed 85 men wearing a linen ephod. 19 And Nob, the city of the priests, he struck to the mouth of the sword, from man and to woman, from child and to infant, and ox and donkey and sheep, to the mouth of the sword. 20 But a son of Ahimelech, the son of Ahitub, escaped, and his name was Abiathar. And he fled after David. 21 And Abiathar declared to David that Saul had killed the priests of Yahweh. 22 And David said to Abiathar, “I knew on that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that declaring, he would declare to Saul. I myself have turned against every soul of the house of your father! 23 Stay with me, do not be afraid. For he who seeks my life seeks your life. Surely protection for you is with me.”

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