1 David therefore departed there, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brothers and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him. Compare verse4 commentaries
2 And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves to him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men. Compare verse3 commentaries
3 And David went there to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said to the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray you, come forth, and be with you, till I know what God will do for me. Compare verse1 commentary
4 And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelled with him all the while that David was in the hold. Compare verse1 commentary
5 And the prophet Gad said to David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and get you into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth. Compare verse1 commentary
6 When Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him, (now Saul stayed in Gibeah under a tree in Ramah, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him;) Compare verse1 commentary
7 Then Saul said to his servants that stood about him, Hear now, you 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; Compare verse
8 That all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that shows me that my son has made a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or shows to me that my son has stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day? Compare verse
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. Compare verse2 commentaries
10 And he inquired of the LORD for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine. Compare verse1 commentary
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. Compare verse1 commentary
12 And Saul said, Hear now, you son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord. Compare verse1 commentary
13 And Saul said to him, Why have you conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse, in that you have given him bread, and a sword, and have inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day? Compare verse
14 Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all your servants as David, which is the king's son in law, and goes at your bidding, and is honorable in your house? Compare verse
15 Did I then begin to inquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute any thing to his servant, nor to all the house of my father: for your servant knew nothing of all this, less or more. Compare verse1 commentary
16 And the king said, You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you, and all your father's house. Compare verse
17 And the king said to 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 show it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall on the priests of the LORD. Compare verse1 commentary
18 And the king said to Doeg, Turn you, and fall on the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell on the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod. Compare verse6 commentaries
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. Compare verse5 commentaries
20 And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David. Compare verse1 commentary
21 And Abiathar showed David that Saul had slain the LORD's priests. Compare verse
22 And David said to 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 your father's house. Compare verse
23 Abide you with me, fear not: for he that seeks my life seeks your life: but with me you shall be in safeguard. Compare verse1 commentary