1 Samuel 22:11
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1 Sam 22:11
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Then the king sent someone to summon Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father's household, the priests who were in Nob; and all of them came to the king.
1 Sam 22:12
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Saul said, "Listen now, son of Ahitub." And he answered, "Here I am, my lord."
1 Sam 22:13
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Saul then said to him, "Why have you and the son of Jesse conspired against me, in that you have given him bread and a sword and have inquired of God for him, so that he would rise up against me by lying in ambush as {it is} this day?"
1 Sam 22:14
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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?
1 Sam 22:15
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~"Did I {just} begin to inquire of God for him today? Far be it from me! Do not let the king impute anything to his servant {or} to any of the household of my father, for your servant knows nothing at all of this whole affair."
1 Sam 22:16
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But the king said, "You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your father's household!"
1 Sam 22:17
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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.
1 Sam 22:18
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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.
1 Sam 22:19
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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.
1 Sam 22:20
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But one son of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped and fled after David.
1 Sam 22:21
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Abiathar told David that Saul had killed the priests of the LORD.
1 Sam 22:22
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Then David said to Abiathar, "I knew on that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul. I have brought about {the death} of every person in your father's household.
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