1 Samuel · Catholic Public Domain Version
1 Samuel 22 Catholic Public Domain Version
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1 Then David went away from there, and he fled to the cave of Adullam. And when his brothers and all of his father’s house had heard of it, they descended to him there.
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 And all those left in distress, or oppressed by debt to strangers, or bitter in soul, gathered themselves to him. And he became their leader, and about four hundred men were with 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 And David set out from there to Mizpah, which is of Moab. And he said to the king of Moab, “I beg you, let my father and my mother remain with you, until I know what God will do for me.”
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 And he left them before the face of the king of Moab. And they stayed with him for all the days that David was in the stronghold.
4 He brought them before the king of Moab; and they lived with him all the time that David was in the stronghold.
5 And the prophet Gad said to David: “Do not choose to stay in the stronghold. Set out and go into the land of Judah.” And so, David set out, and he went into the forest of Hereth.
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 And Saul heard that David, and the men who were with him, had been seen. Now while Saul was staying in Gibeah, and while he was in the forest that is in Ramah, holding a spear in his hand, with all his servants standing around him,
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 he said to his servants who were assisting him: “Listen now, you sons of Benjamin! Will the son of Jesse give to all of you fields and vineyards, and will he make all of you tribunes or centurions,
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 so that you would all conspire against me, and so that there is no one to inform me, especially when even my son has formed a pact with the son of Jesse? There is no one among you who grieves for my situation, or who would report to me. For my son has raised up my servant against me, seeking to betray me, even to this day.”
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 was standing near, and who was first among the servants of Saul, responding, said: “I saw the son of Jesse, in Nob, with Ahimelech, the son of Ahitub, the priest.
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 And he consulted the Lord for him, and he gave him food. Moreover, he gave him the sword of Goliath, the Philistine.”
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 summon Ahimelech, the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all of his father’s house, the priests who were in Nob, and they all came before the king.
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 And Saul said to Ahimelech, “Listen, son of Ahitub.” He responded, “Here I am, lord.”
12 Saul said, “Hear now, you son of Ahitub.” He answered, “Here I am, my lord.”
13 And Saul said to him: “Why have you conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse? For you gave him bread and a sword, and you consulted the Lord for him, so that he might rise up against me, continuing as a traitor even to this day.”
13 Saul said to him, “Why have you conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse, in that you have given him bread, and a sword, and have inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as it is today?”
14 And responding to the king, Ahimelech said: “But who among all your servants is as faithful as David? And he is the son-in-law of the king, and he goes forth at your order, and he is a glory within your house.
14 Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, “Who among all your servants is so faithful as David, who is the king’s son-in-law, captain of your body guard, and honored in your house?
15 Did I begin to consult the Lord for him today? May this be far from me! Let not the king suspect this kind of thing against his servant, nor against anyone in all my father’s house. For your servant did not know anything about this matter, either small or great.”
15 Have I today begun to inquire of God for him? Be it far from me! Don’t let the king impute anything to his servant, nor to all the house of my father; for your servant knew nothing of all this, less or more.”
16 And the king said, “You shall die a death, Ahimelech, you and all your father’s house!”
16 The king said, “You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your father’s house.”
17 And the king said to the emissaries who were standing around him: “You shall turn, and put to death the priests of the Lord. For their hand is with David. They knew that he had fled, and they did not reveal it to me.” But the servants of the king were not willing to extend their hands against the priests of the Lord.
17 The king said to the guard who stood about him, “Turn and kill the priests of Yahweh, because their hand also is with David, and because they knew that he fled and didn’t disclose it to me.” But the servants of the king wouldn’t put out their hand to fall on the priests of Yahweh.
18 And the king said to Doeg, “You shall turn and rush against the priests.” And Doeg, the Edomite, turned and rushed against the priests. And he massacred, on that day, eighty-five men, vested with the linen ephod.
18 The king said to Doeg, “Turn and attack the priests!” Doeg the Edomite turned, and he attacked the priests, and he killed on that day eighty-five people who wore a linen ephod.
19 Then he struck Nob, the city of the priests, with the edge of the sword; he struck down men and women, little ones and infants, as well as ox and donkey and sheep, with the edge of the sword.
19 He struck Nob, the city of the priests, with the edge of the sword—both men and women, children and nursing babies, and cattle, donkeys, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.
20 But one of the sons of Ahimelech, the son of Ahitub, whose name was Abiathar, escaping, fled to David.
20 One of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped and fled after David.
21 And he reported to him that Saul had slain the priests of the Lord.
21 Abiathar told David that Saul had slain Yahweh’s priests.
22 And David said to Abiathar: “I knew, on that day when Doeg, the Edomite was there, that without doubt he would report it to Saul. I am guilty of all the souls of your father’s house.
22 David said to Abiathar, “I knew on that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul. I am responsible for the death of all the persons of your father’s house.
23 You should remain with me. Do not be afraid. For he who seeks my life, seeks your life also, but with me you shall be saved.”
23 Stay with me. Don’t be afraid, for he who seeks my life seeks your life. You will be safe with me.”
People & places in this chapter
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People
Abiathar
The one son of Ahimelech to escape Saul's massacre of the priests at Nob, who fled to David with the ephod and later served as priest alongside Zadok. Solomon later banished him…
Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 22:20; 1 Samuel 23:6; 1 Samuel 30:7
Ahimelech
The priest at Nob who gave David the consecrated bread and Goliath's sword, and whom Saul had put to death with his father's household at Doeg's hands.
Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 21:1; 1 Samuel 22:9; 1 Samuel 22:11
Ahitub
Called the brother of Ichabod and the son of Phinehas, son of Eli, and named as the father of the priest Ahijah; 1 Samuel 22:9 names an Ahitub as father of the priest Ahimelech.
Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 14:3; 1 Samuel 22:9; 1 Samuel 22:11
David
The shepherd who became Israel's greatest king and a man after God's own heart.
Cited in the guide: 1 Sam. 16 - 1 Kings 2; 2 Sam. 7; 1 Chron. 2:15; Matt. 1:6
Doeg
Saul's chief shepherd, an Edomite who saw David at Nob, reported it to Saul, and at Saul's command killed eighty-five priests and put the town of Nob to the sword.
Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 21:7; 1 Samuel 22:9; 1 Samuel 22:18
Gad
A prophet who told David to leave the stronghold for Judah, and later brought the LORD's three options after the census and told David to build an altar on Araunah's threshing…
Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 22:5; 2 Samuel 24:11; 2 Samuel 24:13
Cross references (22)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Psalm 57:1–11; 1 Chronicles 11:15; Psalm 142:1–7; Psalm 34:1; Joshua 12:15
- 2 Matthew 11:28; Psalm 72:12–14; 1 Samuel 25:13; 1 Samuel 30:22–24; 1 Samuel 1:10
- 3 1 Samuel 14:47; Genesis 47:11; 1 Samuel 3:18; Ruth 4:10; Exodus 20:12
- 4 Psalm 11:1; 2 Chronicles 29:25; 2 Samuel 23:13–14; Isaiah 8:12–14; Nehemiah 6:11
- 5 1 Chronicles 21:9; 1 Chronicles 29:29; 2 Chronicles 29:25; 2 Samuel 24:11
- 6 Judges 4:5; Genesis 21:33; 1 Samuel 19:9; 1 Samuel 18:10; 1 Samuel 20:33
- 7 1 Kings 12:16; 1 Samuel 8:14–15; 1 Samuel 20:27; 1 Samuel 20:30; 1 Samuel 8:11–12
- 8 1 Samuel 18:3; 1 Samuel 23:21; 1 Samuel 23:16–18; 1 Samuel 20:8; 1 Samuel 20:30–34
- 9 Psalm 52:1–9; 1 Samuel 21:1–15; Matthew 26:59–61; Proverbs 19:5; Ezekiel 22:9
- 10 Numbers 27:21; 1 Samuel 30:8; 1 Samuel 23:2; 1 Samuel 23:4; 1 Samuel 10:22
- 11 Romans 3:15
- 12 Isaiah 65:1; 1 Samuel 22:7; 2 Samuel 9:6; 1 Samuel 22:13
- 13 1 Samuel 22:8; Luke 23:2–5; Psalm 119:69; Amos 7:10
- 14 1 Samuel 19:4–5; 1 Samuel 20:32; 2 Samuel 22:23–25; 1 Samuel 24:11; 1 Samuel 26:23
- 15 1 Peter 3:16–17; 1 Samuel 25:36; Genesis 20:5–6; 2 Corinthians 1:12; 2 Samuel 15:11
- 16 Proverbs 28:15; Acts 12:19; 1 Samuel 20:31; 1 Kings 19:2; 1 Samuel 14:44
- 17 Exodus 1:17; 1 Samuel 14:45; 2 Kings 1:13–14; 2 Samuel 15:1; 2 Kings 10:25
- 18 Acts 26:10–11; 2 Chronicles 24:21; Zephaniah 3:3; 1 Samuel 2:18; 1 Samuel 3:12–14
- 19 1 Samuel 15:3; James 2:13; 1 Samuel 15:9; Joshua 6:21; Joshua 6:17
- 20 1 Samuel 23:6; 1 Samuel 30:7; 1 Samuel 23:9; 1 Kings 2:26–27; 1 Samuel 2:33
- 22 1 Samuel 21:1–9; Psalm 44:22
- 23 John 10:28–30; 1 Kings 2:26; Hebrews 12:1–3; John 18:9; John 15:20
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