Samuel 22

1 David 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.

2 Everyone 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.

3 David 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.”

4 He brought them before the king of
Moab; and they lived with him all the time
that David was in the stronghold.

5 The 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.

6 Saul 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.

7 Saul 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?

8 Is 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?”

9 Then 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.

10 He inquired of Yahweh for him, gave
him food, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”

11 Then 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.

12 Saul said, “Hear now, you son of Ahitub.”
He answered, “Here I am, my lord.”