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should rise against me, to lie in wait, as it is
this day?”
14 So Ahimelech answered the king and said,
22:1 cave of Adullam. A cave near Adullam “And who among all your servants is as faith-
was David’s refuge.Adullam, which may mean ful as David, who is the king’s son-in-law, who
“refuge,” was located in the western foothills goes at your bidding, and is honorable in your
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of Judah (Josh. 15:33), about 17 miles south- house? Did I then begin to inquire of God for
west of Jerusalem and 10 miles southeast of him? Far be it from me! Let not the king
Gath. See titles of Psalms 57 and 142, which impute anything to his servant, or to any in the
could possibly refer to 1 Samuel 24:3.brothers house of my father. For your servant knew
and all his father’s house. David’s family nothing of all this, little or much.”
members went down from Bethlehem to join 16 And the king said, “You shall surely die,
David in Adullam, a journey of about 12 miles.
Ahimelech, you and all your father’s house!”
17 Then the king said to the guards who stood
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Then David went from there to Mizpah of about him, “Turn and kill the priests of the
Moab; and he said to the king of Moab, LORD, because their hand also is with David,
“Please let my father and mother come here and because they knew when he fled and did
with you, till I know what God will do for me.” not tell it to me.” But the servants of the king
So he brought them before the king of Moab, would not lift their hands to strike the priests
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and they dwelt with him all the time that David of the LORD. And the king said to Doeg, “You
was in the stronghold. turn and kill the priests!” So Doeg the
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Now the prophet Gad said to David, “Do Edomite turned and struck the priests, and
not stay in the stronghold; depart, and go to killed on that day eighty-five men who wore a
the land of Judah.” So David departed and linen ephod. Also Nob, the city of the priests,
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went into the forest of Hereth. he struck with the edge of the sword, both
When Saul heard that David and the men men and women, children and nursing infants,
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who were with him had been discovered—now oxen and donkeys and sheep—with the edge
Saul was staying in Gibeah under a tamarisk of the sword.
tree in Ramah, with his spear in his hand, and 20 Now one of the sons of Ahimelech the son
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all his servants standing about him— then of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped and fled
Saul said to his servants who stood about him, after David. And Abiathar told David that
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“Hear now, you Benjamites! Will the son of Saul had killed the LORD’s priests. So David
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Jesse give every one of you fields and vine- said to Abiathar, “I knew that day, when Doeg
yards, and make you all captains of thousands the Edomite was there, that he would surely
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and captains of hundreds? All of you have tell Saul. I have caused the death of all the per-
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conspired against me, and there is no one who sons of your father’s house. Stay with me; do
reveals to me that my son has made a not fear. For he who seeks my life seeks your
covenant with the son of Jesse; and there is not life, but with me you shall be safe.”
one of you who is sorry for me or reveals to Then they told David, saying, “Look,
me that my son has stirred up my servant 23 the Philistines are fighting against
against me, to lie in wait, as it is this day.” Keilah, and they are robbing the threshing
Then answered Doeg the Edomite, who floors.”
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was set over the servants of Saul, and said, “I 2 Therefore David inquired of the LORD, say-
saw the son of Jesse going to Nob, to ing, “Shall I go and attack these Philistines?”
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Ahimelech the son of Ahitub. And he And the LORD said to David, “Go and attack
inquired of the LORD for him, gave him provi- the Philistines, and save Keilah.”
sions, and gave him the sword of Goliath the 3 But David’s men said to him, “Look, we are
Philistine.” afraid here in Judah. How much more then if
So the king sent to call Ahimelech the we go to Keilah against the armies of the
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priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father’s Philistines?” Then David inquired of the LORD
house, the priests who were in Nob. And they once again.
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all came to the king. And Saul said, “Hear And the LORD answered him and said,
now, son of Ahitub!” “Arise, go down to Keilah. For I will deliver
He answered, “Here I am, my lord.” the Philistines into your hand.” And David
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13 Then Saul said to him, “Why have you con- and his men went to Keilah and fought with
spired against me, you and the son of Jesse, in the Philistines, struck them with a mighty
that you have given him bread and a sword, blow, and took away their livestock. So David
and have inquired of God for him, that he saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
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