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1David departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. And when his brothers and all his father’s house heard it, they went down to him there.[#Jos 12:15; 15:35]
2Everyone who was in distress, and everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was discontented gathered to him. So he became captain over them. Now there were with him about four hundred men.[#Jdg 11:3; #1Sa 23:13]
3Then David went from there to Mizpah of Moab. And he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and my mother come forth and be with you until I know what God will do for me.”
4He brought them before the king of Moab, and they lived with him all the while that David was in the stronghold.
5The prophet Gad said to David, “Do not remain in the stronghold. Go to the land of Judah.” So David went and came to the forest of Hereth.[#2Sa 24:11; 1Ch 21:9]
6When Saul heard that David and the men who were with him were discovered, Saul was sitting in Gibeah under the tamarisk tree on the hill with his spear in his hand. And all his servants were standing about him.
7Saul said to his servants that stood about him, “Hear now, Benjamites! Will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards? Will he appoint you all as captains of thousands and captains of hundreds?
8You have all conspired against me, and no one revealed to me that my son made a covenant with the son of Jesse. And not one of you is grieved for me and revealed it to me that my son raised up my servant against me to ambush me as at this day.”[#1Sa 18:3]
9Then Doeg the Edomite, who was chief over the servants of Saul, answered, “I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.[#Ps 52]
10And he inquired of the Lord for him and gave him provisions. And he gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”[#Nu 27:21; 1Sa 23:2]
11So the king sent to summon Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father’s house, the priests that were in Nob. And they all came to the king.
12Saul said, “Hear now, son of Ahitub!”
And he answered, “Here I am, my lord.”
13Saul said to him, “Why have you conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse, in that you gave him bread and a sword, and have inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me to ambush me, as at this day?”[#1Sa 22:8]
14Then Ahimelech answered the king and said, “And who is as faithful among all your servants as David, who is the king’s son-in-law, chief of your bodyguard, and is honored in your house?[#1Sa 19:4–5; 20:32]
15Did I just today begin to inquire of God for him? Far be it from me! Let not the king assign any blame to his servant, or to all the house of my father. For your servant has known nothing of all this matter, whether small or great.”[#1Sa 25:36]
16The king said, “You will surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your father’s house.”
17The king said to the guards standing near him, “Turn and kill the priests of the Lord , because their hand is with David. And because they knew that he was fleeing and did not reveal it to me.”[#Ex 1:17]
But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to attack the priests of the Lord .
18The king said to Doeg, “You turn and fall upon the priests.” And Doeg the Edomite turned and struck the priests and killed on that day eighty-five men who wore a linen ephod.
19And Nob, the city of the priests, he struck with the edge of the sword. Both men and women, children and babies, oxen, donkeys, and sheep, he struck with the edge of the sword.[#1Sa 15:3]
20But one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped and fled after David.[#1Sa 23:6; 30:7; 1Ki 2:26–27; Mk 2:26]
21Abiathar reported to David that Saul had killed the priests of the Lord .
22David said to Abiathar, “I knew it that day when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul. I have caused the death of all the persons of your father’s house.
23Remain with me. Do not fear, for the one who seeks my life seeks your life, but you are safe with me.”[#1Ki 2:26]