David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father’s house heard it, they went down thither to him. Psa 57:1-111Ch 11:15Psa 142:1-7Psa 34:1Heb 11:38Jos 12:151Sa 21:10-152Sa 23:13-14 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. 1 2 Mat 11:28Psa 72:12-141Sa 1:101Sa 25:131Sa 30:22-241Sa 30:61Sa 25:15-161Sa 23:13
¶ And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth, and be with you, till I know what God will do for me. 1Sa 14:471Sa 3:182Sa 15:25-26Exo 20:12Gen 47:11Jdg 11:29Mat 15:4-6Php 2:23-24 And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold. Psa 11:11Ch 12:161Ch 21:91Ch 29:291Sa 23:1-62Ch 29:252Sa 23:13-142Sa 24:11
¶ And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth. 1Ch 21:91Ch 29:292Ch 29:252Sa 24:11
¶ When Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him, (now Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree in Ramah, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him;) 3 1Sa 18:101Sa 19:91Sa 20:33Gen 21:33Jdg 4:5 Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds; 1Ki 12:161Sa 8:14-151Sa 18:141Sa 20:271Sa 20:301Sa 22:131Sa 22:91Sa 25:10 That all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that sheweth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or sheweth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day? 4 1Sa 18:31Sa 23:211Sa 20:13-171Sa 20:21Sa 20:30-341Sa 20:421Sa 20:81Sa 23:16-18
¶ Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub. Psa 52:1-91Sa 14:31Sa 21:1-15Ezk 22:9Mat 26:59-61Pro 19:5Pro 29:12 And he enquired of the LORD for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine. Num 27:211Sa 23:21Sa 23:41Sa 30:81Sa 10:221Sa 21:6-91Sa 22:131Sa 22:15 Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father’s house, the priests that were in Nob: and they came all of them to the king. Rom 3:15 And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord. 5 1Sa 22:131Sa 22:72Sa 9:6Isa 65:1 And Saul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast enquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day? 1Sa 22:8Amo 7:10Luk 23:2-5Psa 119:69 Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the king’s son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honourable in thine house? 1Sa 19:4-51Sa 20:321Sa 17:251Sa 18:131Sa 18:271Sa 21:21Sa 22:131Sa 24:11 Did I then begin to enquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute any thing unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father: for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more. 6 1Pe 3:16-171Sa 25:362Co 1:122Sa 15:11Gen 20:5-6 And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father’s house. Pro 28:151Ki 18:41Ki 19:21Sa 14:441Sa 20:31Act 12:19Dan 2:12Dan 2:5
¶ And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD. 7 Exo 1:171Sa 14:452Ki 1:13-141Ki 1:51Ki 18:41Sa 20:331Sa 22:131Sa 25:17 And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod. Act 26:10-111Sa 2:181Sa 2:281Sa 2:361Sa 3:12-142Ch 24:21Exo 28:40Hos 5:11 And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword. 1Sa 15:3Jas 2:131Sa 15:91Sa 21:11Sa 22:111Sa 22:9Hos 10:14Isa 10:32
¶ And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David. 1Sa 23:61Sa 30:71Ki 2:26-271Sa 2:331Sa 23:91Sa 4:12Job 1:192Sa 20:25 And Abiathar shewed David that Saul had slain the LORD’s priests. And David said unto Abiathar, I knew it that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul: I have occasioned the death of all the persons of thy father’s house. 1Sa 21:1-9Psa 44:22 Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be in safeguard. Jhn 10:28-301Ki 2:26Heb 12:1-3Jhn 18:9Jhn 15:20Jhn 17:12Mat 24:9Jhn 16:2-3