The Bible Verse By Verse Continued...

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Samuel 22:2 (KJV)
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.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Samuel 22:3 (ESV)
And David went from there to Mizpeh of Moab. And he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and my mother stay with you, till I know what God will do for me.”

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Samuel 22:4 (ESV)
And he left them with the king of Moab, and they stayed with him all the time that David was in the stronghold.

 

[willfollowsGod]

1 Samuel 22:5
New International Version (NIV)

But the prophet Gad said to David, “Do not stay in the stronghold. Go into the land of Judah.” So David left and went to the forest of Hereth.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Samuel 22:6 (ESV)
Now Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men who were with him. Saul was sitting at Gibeah under the tamarisk tree on the height with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Samuel 22:7 (ESV)
And Saul said to his servants who stood about him, “Hear now, people of Benjamin; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, will he make you all commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds,

 

[slave]

(1 Samuel 22:8): ...New American Standard Bible (NASB)

8 For all of you have conspired against me so that there is no one who discloses to me when my son makes a covenantwith 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 ambush, as it is this day.”

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Samuel 22:9 (ESV)
Then answered Doeg the Edomite, who stood by the servants of Saul, “I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub,

 

[Grace777x70]

1 Samuel 22:10 (NASB)
[SUP]10 [/SUP] "He inquired of the LORD for him, gave him provisions, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine."

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Samuel 22:11 (ESV)
Then the king sent to summon Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father’s house, the priests who were at Nob, and all of them came to the king.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Samuel 22:12 (ESV)
And Saul said, “Hear now, son of Ahitub.” And he answered, “Here I am, my lord.”

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Samuel 22:13 (ESV)
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, so that he has risen against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?”

 

[Grace777x70]

1 Samuel 22:14 (NASB)
[SUP]14 [/SUP] Then Ahimelech answered the king and said, "And who among all your servants is as faithful as David, even the king's son-in-law, who is captain over your guard, and is honored in your house?

 

[willfollowsGod]

1 Samuel 22:15
New International Version (NIV)

Was that day the first time I inquired of God for him? Of course not! Let not the king accuse your servant or any of his father’s family, for your servant knows nothing at all about this whole affair.”

 

[slave]

(1 Samuel 22:16): ...New American Standard Bible (NASB)

16 But the king said, “You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your father’s household!”

Saul: 17 Kill them, kill all of these priests of the Eternal because they have given their support to David. They knew he was running away, and they did not tell me.



But the servants of the king refused to attack the priests of the Eternal. Saul was furious, so he turned to one he could trust. (Voice)

 

[slave]

[h=1](1 Samuel 22:17): ...New American Standard Bible (NASB)[/h]17 And the king said to the guards who were attending him, “Turn around and put the priests of the Lord to death, because their hand also is with David and because they knew that he was fleeing and did not reveal it to me.” But the servants of the king were not willing to put forth their hands to attack the priests of the Lord.

 

[slave]

(1 Samuel 22:18): ...New American Standard Bible (NASB)

18 Then the king said to Doeg, “You turn around and attack the priests.” And Doeg the Edomite turned around and attacked the priests, and he killed that day eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod.








(Is this where, "Hey, Dog take out da priest, started? No!)

 

[slave]

[h=1](1 Samuel 22:19): ...New American Standard Bible (NASB)[/h]19 And he struck Nob the city of the priests with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and infants; also oxen, donkeys, and sheep he struck with the edge of the sword.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Samuel 22:20 (ESV)
But one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped and fled after David.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Samuel 22:21 (ESV)
And Abiathar told David that Saul had killed the priests of the LORD.