1 Samuel 22

1David therefore departed from there and escaped to Adullam’s cave. When his brothers and all his father’s house heard it, they went down there to him.Cross-references: Josh 12:15 · Josh 15:35 · 1Sam 21:10 · 2Sam 23:13 · 1Chr 11:15 · Ps 34:1 · +5 more

2Everyone who was in distress, everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was discontented gathered themselves to him; and he became captain over them. There were with him about four hundred men.Cross-references: Judg 11:3 · Judg 18:25 · 1Sam 1:10 · 1Sam 9:16 · 1Sam 23:13 · 1Sam 25:13 · +14 more

3David went from there to Mizpeh of Moab; and he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and my mother come out to you, until I know what God will do for me.”Cross-references: Gen 47:11 · Ex 20:12 · Judg 11:29 · Ruth 1:1 · Ruth 4:10 · Ruth 4:17 · +6 more

4He brought them before the king of Moab; and they lived with him all the time that David was in the stronghold.Cross-references: 1Sam 23:1 · 2Sam 23:13 · 2Sam 24:11 · 1Chr 12:16 · 1Chr 21:9 · 1Chr 29:29 · +5 more

5The prophet Gad said to David, “Don’t stay in the stronghold. Depart, and go into the land of Judah.” Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hereth.Cross-references: 2Sam 24:11 · 1Chr 21:9 · 1Chr 29:29 · 2Chr 29:25

6Saul heard that David was discovered, with the men who were with him. Now Saul was sitting in Gibeah, under the tamarisk tree in Ramah, with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing around him.Cross-references: Gen 21:33 · Judg 4:5 · 1Sam 18:10 · 1Sam 19:9 · 1Sam 20:33

7Saul said to his servants who stood around him, “Hear now, you Benjamites! Will the son of Jesse give everyone of you fields and vineyards? Will he make you all captains of thousands and captains of hundreds?Cross-references: 1Sam 8:11 · 1Sam 8:14 · 1Sam 18:14 · 1Sam 20:27 · 1Sam 20:30 · 1Sam 22:9 · +6 more

8Is that why all of you have conspired against me, and there is no one who discloses to me when my son makes a treaty with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you who is sorry for me, or discloses to me that my son has stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as it is today?”Cross-references: 1Sam 18:3 · 1Sam 20:2 · 1Sam 20:8 · 1Sam 20:13 · 1Sam 20:30 · 1Sam 20:42 · +3 more

9Then Doeg the Edomite, who stood by the servants of Saul, answered and said, “I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.Cross-references: 1Sam 14:3 · 1Sam 21:1 · Ps 52:1 · Prov 19:5 · Prov 29:12 · Ezek 22:9 · +1 more

10He inquired of Yahweh for him, gave him food, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”Cross-references: Num 27:21 · 1Sam 10:22 · 1Sam 21:6 · 1Sam 22:13 · 1Sam 22:15 · 1Sam 23:2 · +3 more

11Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father’s house, the priests who were in Nob; and they all came to the king.Cross-references: Rom 3:15

12Saul said, “Hear now, you son of Ahitub.” He answered, “Here I am, my lord.”Cross-references: 1Sam 22:7 · 1Sam 22:13 · 2Sam 9:6 · Isa 65:1

13Saul 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 it is today?”Cross-references: 1Sam 22:8 · Ps 119:69 · Amos 7:10 · Luke 23:2

14Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, “Who among all your servants is so faithful as David, who is the king’s son-in-law, captain of your body guard, and honored in your house?Cross-references: 1Sam 17:25 · 1Sam 18:13 · 1Sam 18:27 · 1Sam 19:4 · 1Sam 20:32 · 1Sam 21:2 · +6 more

15Have I today begun to inquire of God for him? Be it far from me! Don’t let the king impute anything to his servant, nor to all the house of my father; for your servant knew nothing of all this, less or more.”Cross-references: Gen 20:5 · 1Sam 25:36 · 2Sam 15:11 · 2Cor 1:12 · 1Pet 3:16

16The king said, “You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your father’s house.”Cross-references: Deut 24:16 · 1Sam 14:44 · 1Sam 20:31 · 1Ki 18:4 · 1Ki 19:2 · Esth 3:6 · +6 more

17The king said to the guard who stood about him, “Turn and kill the priests of Yahweh, because their hand also is with David, and because they knew that he fled and didn’t disclose it to me.” But the servants of the king wouldn’t put out their hand to fall on the priests of Yahweh.Cross-references: Ex 1:17 · 1Sam 8:11 · 1Sam 14:45 · 1Sam 20:33 · 1Sam 22:13 · 1Sam 25:17 · +6 more

18The king said to Doeg, “Turn and attack the priests!” Doeg the Edomite turned, and he attacked the priests, and he killed on that day eighty-five people who wore a linen ephod.Cross-references: Ex 28:40 · 1Sam 2:18 · 1Sam 2:28 · 1Sam 2:30 · 1Sam 2:36 · 1Sam 3:12 · +6 more

19He struck Nob, the city of the priests, with the edge of the sword—both men and women, children and nursing babies, and cattle, donkeys, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.Cross-references: Josh 6:17 · Josh 6:21 · 1Sam 15:3 · 1Sam 15:9 · 1Sam 21:1 · 1Sam 22:9 · +5 more

20One of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped and fled after David.Cross-references: 1Sam 2:33 · 1Sam 4:12 · 1Sam 23:6 · 1Sam 23:9 · 1Sam 30:7 · 2Sam 20:25 · +3 more

21Abiathar told David that Saul had slain Yahweh’s priests.

22David said to Abiathar, “I knew on that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul. I am responsible for the death of all the persons of your father’s house.Cross-references: 1Sam 21:1 · Ps 44:22

23Stay with me. Don’t be afraid, for he who seeks my life seeks your life. You will be safe with me.”Cross-references: 1Ki 2:26 · Matt 24:9 · John 10:28 · John 15:20 · John 16:2 · John 17:12 · +2 more