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1 David there­fore de­part­ed thence, and es­caped to the cave Adul­lam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thith­er to him. 2 And ev­ery one that was in dis­tress, and ev­ery one that was in debt, and ev­ery one that was dis­con­tent­ed, gath­ered them­selves unto him; and he be­came a cap­tain over them: and there were with him about four hun­dred men. 3 And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said unto the king of Moab, Let my fa­ther and my moth­er, I pray thee, come forth, and be with you, till I know what God will do for me. 4 And he brought them be­fore the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold. 5 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. 6 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;) 7 Then Saul said unto his ser­vants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Ben­jamites; will the son of Jesse give ev­ery one of you fields and vine­yards, and make you all cap­tains of thou­sands, and cap­tains of hun­dreds; 8 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? 9 Then an­swered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the ser­vants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse com­ing to Nob, to Ahim­elech the son of Ahi­tub. 10 And he en­quired of the LORD for him, and gave him vict­uals, and gave him the sword of Go­liath the Philis­tine. 11 Then 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. 12 And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahi­tub. And he an­swered, Here I am, my lord. 13 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? 14 Then Ahim­elech an­swered the king, and said, And who is so faith­ful among all thy ser­vants as David, which is the king's son in law, and goeth at thy bid­ding, and is hon­ourable in thine house? 15 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. 16 And the king said, Thou shalt sure­ly die, Ahim­elech, thou, and all thy father's house. 17 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. 18 And the king said to Doeg, 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. 19 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. 20 And one of the sons of Ahim­elech the son of Ahi­tub, named Abi­athar, es­caped, and fled af­ter David. 21 And Abi­athar shewed David that Saul had slain the LORD'S priests. 22 And David said unto Abi­athar, I knew it that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would sure­ly tell Saul: I have oc­ca­sioned the death of all the per­sons of thy father's house. 23 Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be in safe­guard.