1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

1 Samuel 22

1 Companies resort unto David at Adullam. 3 At Mizpeh he commendeth his parents unto the king of Moab. 5 Admonished by Gad, he cometh to Hareth. 6 Saul, going to pursue him, complaineth of his servants' unfaithfulness. 9 Doeg accuseth Ahimelech. 11 Saul commandeth to kill the priests. 17 The footmen refusing, Doeg executeth it. 20 Abiathar escaping, bringeth David the news.

 22:1 So David 1732 departed 1980 from there 8033 and escaped 4422 to the cave 4631 of Adullam 5725; and when his brothers 251 and all 3605 his father’s 1 household 1004 heard 8085 [of it], they went 3381 down 3381 there 8033 to him.

 22:2 Everyone 3605 who was in distress 4689, and everyone 3605 who 834 was in debt 5377, and everyone 3605 who was discontented 4751 5315 gathered 6908 to him; and he became 1961 captain 8269 over 5921 them. Now there were about four 702 hundred 3967 men 376 with him.

 22:3 ¶ And David 1732 went 1980 from there 8033 to Mizpah 4708 of Moab 4124; and he said 559 to the king 4428 of Moab 4124, “Please 4994 let my father 1 and my mother 517 come 3318 [and stay] with you until 5704 834 I know 3045 what 4100 God 430 will do 6213a for me.”

 22:4 Then he left 5148 them with the king 4428 of Moab 4124; and they stayed 3427 with him all 3605 the time 3117 that David 1732 was in the stronghold 4686b.

 22:5 The prophet 5030 Gad 1410 said 559 to David 1732, “Do not stay 3427 in the stronghold 4686b; depart 1980, and go 935 into the land 776 of Judah 3063.” So David 1732 departed 1980 and went 935 into the forest 3293a of Hereth 2802.

 22:6 ¶ Then Saul 7586 heard 8085 that David 1732 and the men 376 who 834 were with him had been discovered 3045. Now Saul 7586 was sitting 3427 in Gibeah 1390, under 8478 the tamarisk 815 tree 815 on the height 7413 with his spear 2595 in his hand 3027, and all 3605 his servants 5650 were standing 5324 around 5921 him.

 22:7 Saul 7586 said 559 to his servants 5650 who stood 5324 around 5921 him, “Hear 8085 now 4994, O Benjamites 1145! Will the son 1121 of Jesse 3448 also 1571 give 5414 to all 3605 of you fields 7704 and vineyards 3754? Will he make 7760 you all 3605 commanders 8269 of thousands 505 and commanders 8269 of hundreds 3967?

 22:8 “For all 3605 of you have conspired 7194 against 5921 me so that there 369 is no 369 one 369 who discloses 1540 to me when my son 1121 makes 3772 [a covenant] with the son 1121 of Jesse 3448, and there 369 is none 369 of you who is sorry 2470a for me or discloses 1540 to me that my son 1121 has stirred 6965 up my servant 5650 against 5921 me to lie 693 in ambush 693, as [it is] this 2088 day 3117.”

 22:9 Then Doeg 1673 the Edomite 130, who 1931 was standing 5324 by the servants 5650 of Saul 7586, said 559, “I saw 7200 the son 1121 of Jesse 3448 coming 935 to Nob 5011, to Ahimelech 288 the son 1121 of Ahitub 285.

 22:10 “He inquired 7592 of the LORD 3068 for him, gave 5414 him provisions 6720, and gave 5414 him the sword 2719 of Goliath 1555 the Philistine 6430.”

 22:11 ¶ Then the king 4428 sent 7971 someone to summon 7121 Ahimelech 288 the priest 3548, the son 1121 of Ahitub 285, and all 3605 his father’s 1 household 1004, the priests 3548 who 834 were in Nob 5011; and all 3605 of them came 935 to the king 4428.

 22:12 Saul 7586 said 559, “Listen 8085 now 4994, son 1121 of Ahitub 285.” And he answered 559, “Here 2009 I am, my lord 113.”

 22:13 Saul 7586 then said 559 to him, “Why 4100 have you and the son 1121 of Jesse 3448 conspired 7194 against 5921 me, in that you have given 5414 him bread 3899 and a sword 2719 and have inquired 7592 of God 430 for him, so that he would rise 6965 up against 413 me by lying 693 in ambush 693 as [it is] this 2088 day 3117?”

 22:14 ¶ Then Ahimelech 288 answered 6030a the king 4428 and said 559, “And who 4310 among all 3605 your servants 5650 is as faithful 539 as David 1732, even the king’s 4428 son-in-law 2860a, who is captain over 413 your guard 4928, and is honored 3513 in your house 1004?

 22:15 “Did I [just] begin 2490c to inquire 7592 of God 430 for him today 3117? Far 2486 be it from me! Do not let the king 4428 impute 7760 anything 1697 to his servant 5650 [or] to any 3605 of the household 1004 of my father 1, for your servant 5650 knows 3045 nothing 3808 at all 6996b 1419 of this 2088 whole 3605 affair 1697.”

 22:16 But the king 4428 said 559, “You shall surely 4191 die 4191, Ahimelech 288, you and all 3605 your father’s 1 household 1004!”

 22:17 And the king 4428 said 559 to the guards 7323 who were attending 5324 him, “Turn 5437 around 5437 and put 4191 the priests 3548 of the LORD 3068 to death 4191, because 3588 their hand 3027 also 1571 is with David 1732 and because 3588 they knew 3045 that he was fleeing 1272 and did not reveal 1540 241 it to me.” But the servants 5650 of the king 4428 were not willing 14 to put 7971 forth 7971 their hands 3027 to attack 6293 the priests 3548 of the LORD 3068.

 22:18 Then the king 4428 said 559 to Doeg 1673, “You turn 5437 around 5437 and attack 6293 the priests 3548.” And Doeg 1673 the Edomite 130 turned 5437 around 5437 and attacked 6293 the priests 3548, and he killed 4191 that day 3117 eighty-five 8084 men 376 who wore 5375 the linen 906 ephod 646.

 22:19 And he struck 5221 Nob 5011 the city 5892b of the priests 3548 with the edge 6310 of the sword 2719, both 4480 men 376 and women 802, children 5768 and infants 3243; also oxen 7794, donkeys 2543, and sheep 7716 [he struck] with the edge 6310 of the sword 2719.

 22:20 ¶ But one 259 son 1121 of Ahimelech 288 the son 1121 of Ahitub 285, named 8034 Abiathar 54, escaped 4422 and fled 1272 after 310 David 1732.

 22:21 Abiathar 54 told 5046 David 1732 that Saul 7586 had killed 2026 the priests 3548 of the LORD 3068.

 22:22 Then David 1732 said 559 to Abiathar 54, “I knew 3045 on that day 3117, when 3588 Doeg 1673 the Edomite 130 was there 8033, that he would surely 5046 tell 5046 Saul 7586. I have brought 5437 about 5437 [the death] of every 3605 person 5315 in your father’s 1 household 1004.

 22:23 “Stay 3427 with me; do not be afraid 3372a, for he who 834 seeks 1245 my life 5315 seeks 1245 your life 5315, for you are safe 4931 with me.”