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1 Samuel 22 :: Darby Translation (DBY)

1Sa 22:1

1Sa 22:1And David departed thence, and escaped to the cave of Adullam. And his brethren and all his father's house heard it, and they went down thither to him.

1Sa 22:2

1Sa 22:2And every one in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one of embittered spirit collected round him; and he became a captain over them; and there were with him about four hundred men.

1Sa 22:3

1Sa 22:3And David went thence to Mizpeh in Moab, and said to the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth amongst you, till I know what God will do for me.

1Sa 22:4

1Sa 22:4And he brought them before the king of Moab; and they abode with him all the while that David was in the stronghold.

1Sa 22:5

1Sa 22:5And the prophet Gad said to David, Abide not in the stronghold; depart, and go into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.

1Sa 22:6

1Sa 22:6And Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him. Now Saul was sitting in Gibeah under the tamarisk upon the height, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing by him.

1Sa 22:7

1Sa 22:7Then Saul said to his servants that stood by him, Hear now, ye Benjaminites: will the son of Jesse give every one of you also fields and vineyards? Will he make you all captains of thousands and captains of hundreds,

1Sa 22:8

1Sa 22:8that all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that informs me when my son has made a covenant with the son of Jesse; and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or informs me that my son has stirred up my servant as a lier-in-wait against me, as at this day?

1Sa 22:9

1Sa 22:9Then answered Doeg the Edomite, who was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.

1Sa 22:10

1Sa 22:10And he inquired of Jehovah for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.

1Sa 22:11

1Sa 22:11Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father's house, the priests that were in Nob; and they came all of them to the king.

1Sa 22:12

1Sa 22:12And Saul said, Hear now, son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.

1Sa 22:13

1Sa 22:13And Saul said to 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 inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me as a lier-in-wait, as at this day?

1Sa 22:14

1Sa 22:14And Ahimelech answered the king and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and has access to thy secret council, and is honourable in thy house?

1Sa 22:15

1Sa 22:15Was it to-day that I began to inquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king charge anything to his servant, nor to all the house of my father; for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more.

1Sa 22:16

1Sa 22:16And the king said, Thou shalt certainly die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father's house.

1Sa 22:17

1Sa 22:17And the king said to the couriers that stood about him, Turn and put the priests of Jehovah to death; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not inform me. But the servants of the king were not willing to put forth their hand to fall on the priests of Jehovah.

1Sa 22:18

1Sa 22:18And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall on the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and fell on the priests, and put to death that day eighty-five persons who wore the linen ephod.

1Sa 22:19

1Sa 22:19And Nob, the city of the priests, he smote with the edge of the sword, both men and women, infants and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.

1Sa 22:20

1Sa 22:20And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.

1Sa 22:21

1Sa 22:21And Abiathar informed David that Saul had slain Jehovah's priests.

1Sa 22:22

1Sa 22:22And David said to Abiathar, I knew it that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would certainly tell Saul: I am accountable for all the lives of thy father's house.

1Sa 22:23

1Sa 22:23Abide with me, fear not; for he that seeks my life seeks thy life; for with me thou art in safe keeping.
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