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Afterwards David moved on, and took refuge in the cave of Odollam. His brethren and all his father’s kindred followed him there; (1 Samuel 22, 1)
and soon a band of men gathered about him, the ill-used, the debtors, the disaffected, and David became their leader, so that he had some four hundred men at his heels. (1 Samuel 22, 2)
From Odollam, he went on to Maspha, in the domains of Moab, and asked the king of Moab to let his father and mother dwell there, until they should find out what fortune the Lord meant to send him; (1 Samuel 22, 3)
under the protection of the Moabite king they were left there, and remained with him all the time David was in the hills. (1 Samuel 22, 4)
When the news reached Saul that David and his followers had come into view, Saul was dwelling at Gabaa, and held his court, spear in hand, in the wood of Rama. (1 Samuel 22, 6)
Thereupon the king sent out his summons to the high priest Achimelech, son of Achitob, and all his priestly kindred at Nobe, and they all came into his presence. (1 Samuel 22, 11)
Why, my lord, answered Achimelech, what servant of thine was ever so trusted as David, a king’s son-in-law; one who ever goes on thy errands, and fills so high a place in thy household? (1 Samuel 22, 14)
This was not the first time I had consulted the Lord for him. God forbid, my lord king, that either I, thy servant, or any of my kindred should be brought under any such suspicion! Nay, I knew nothing of this business from first to last. (1 Samuel 22, 15)
And the king said, Achimelech, thou must die for it; thou and all thy kindred; (1 Samuel 22, 16)
then he bade his retainers, that stood about him, set to and kill the Lord’s priests, men who had helped David by being privy to his flight and giving no tidings of it. But the king’s retainers were afraid to lay hands on the priests of the Lord; (1 Samuel 22, 17)
so the king bade Doeg set to, and fall upon the priests. Fall upon them he did, Doeg the man of Edom, and slew that day eighty men that wore the linen mantle. (1 Samuel 22, 18)
Nobe, too, the city of the priests, the king put to the sword; man and woman, child and infant, ox and ass and sheep, all put to the sword. (1 Samuel 22, 19)
