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1. 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.
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1. David H1732 therefore departed H1980 thence H4480 H8033 , and escaped H4422 to H413 the cave H4631 Adullam H5725 : and when his brethren H251 and all H3605 his father H1 's house H1004 heard H8085 it , they went down H3381 thither H8033 to H413 him.
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2. 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.
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2. And every H3605 one H376 that was in distress H4689 , and every H3605 one H376 that H834 was in debt H5378 , and every H3605 one H376 that was discontented H4751 H5315 , gathered themselves H6908 unto H413 him ; and he became H1961 a captain H8269 over H5921 them : and there were H1961 with H5973 him about four H702 hundred H3967 men H376 .
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3. 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.
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3. And David H1732 went H1980 thence H4480 H8033 to Mizpeh H4708 of Moab H4124 : and he said H559 unto H413 the king H4428 of Moab H4124 , Let my father H1 and my mother H517 , I pray thee H4994 , come forth H3318 , and be with H854 you, till H5704 H834 I know H3045 what H4100 God H430 will do H6213 for me.
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4. And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.
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4. And he brought H5148 them H853 before H6440 the king H4428 of Moab H4124 : and they dwelt H3427 with H5973 him all H3605 the while H3117 that David H1732 was H1961 in the hold H4686 .
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5. 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.
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5. And the prophet H5030 Gad H1410 said H559 unto H413 David H1732 , Abide H3427 not H3808 in the hold H4686 ; depart H1980 , and get H935 thee into the land H776 of Judah H3063 . Then David H1732 departed H1980 , and came H935 into the forest H3293 of Hareth H2802 .
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6. 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;)
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6. When Saul H7586 heard H8085 that H3588 David H1732 was discovered H3045 , and the men H376 that H834 were with H854 him, (now Saul H7586 abode H3427 in Gibeah H1390 under H8478 a tree H815 in Ramah H7414 , having his spear H2595 in his hand H3027 , and all H3605 his servants H5650 were standing H5324 about H5921 him;)
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7. 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;
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7. Then Saul H7586 said H559 unto his servants H5650 that stood H5324 about H5921 him, Hear H8085 now H4994 , ye Benjamites H1145 ; will the son H1121 of Jesse H3448 give H5414 every one H3605 of you fields H7704 and vineyards H3754 , and make H7760 you all H3605 captains H8269 of thousands H505 , and captains H8269 of hundreds H3967 ;
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8. 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?
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8. That H3588 all H3605 of you have conspired H7194 against H5921 me , and there is none H369 that showeth H1540 H853 H241 me that my son H1121 hath made a league H3772 with H5973 the son H1121 of Jesse H3448 , and there is none H369 of H4480 you that is sorry H2470 for H5921 me , or showeth unto H1540 H853 H241 me that H3588 my son H1121 hath stirred up H6965 H853 my servant H5650 against H5921 me , to lie in wait H693 , as at this H2088 day H3117 ?
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9. 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.
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9. Then answered H6030 Doeg H1673 the Edomite H130 , which H1931 was set H5324 over H5921 the servants H5650 of Saul H7586 , and said H559 , I saw H7200 H853 the son H1121 of Jesse H3448 coming H935 to Nob H5011 , to H413 Ahimelech H288 the son H1121 of Ahitub H285 .
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10. And he enquired of the LORD for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
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10. And he inquired H7592 of the LORD H3068 for him , and gave H5414 him victuals H6720 , and gave H5414 him the sword H2719 of Goliath H1555 the Philistine H6430 .
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11. 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.
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11. Then the king H4428 sent H7971 to call H7121 H853 Ahimelech H288 the priest H3548 , the son H1121 of Ahitub H285 , and all H3605 his father H1 's house H1004 , the priests H3548 that H834 were in Nob H5011 : and they came H935 all H3605 of them to H413 the king H4428 .
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12. And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.
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12. And Saul H7586 said H559 , Hear H8085 now H4994 , thou son H1121 of Ahitub H285 . And he answered H559 , Here H2009 I am , my lord H113 .
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13. 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?
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13. And Saul H7586 said H559 unto H413 him, Why H4100 have ye conspired H7194 against H5921 me, thou H859 and the son H1121 of Jesse H3448 , in that thou hast given H5414 him bread H3899 , and a sword H2719 , and hast inquired H7592 of God H430 for him , that he should rise H6965 against H413 me , to lie in wait H693 , as at this H2088 day H3117 ?
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14. 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?
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14. Then Ahimelech H288 answered H6030 H853 the king H4428 , and said H559 , And who H4310 is so faithful H539 among all H3605 thy servants H5650 as David H1732 , which is the king H4428 's son H2860 -in-law , and goeth H5493 at H413 thy bidding H4928 , and is honorable H3513 in thine house H1004 ?
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15. 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.
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15. Did I then H3117 begin H2490 to inquire H7592 of God H430 for him? be it far H2486 from me : let not H408 the king H4428 impute H7760 any thing H1697 unto his servant H5650 , nor to all H3605 the house H1004 of my father H1 : for H3588 thy servant H5650 knew H3045 nothing H3808 of all H3605 this H2063 , less H6996 or H176 more H1419 .
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16. And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father's house.
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16. And the king H4428 said H559 , Thou shalt surely die H4191 H4191 , Ahimelech H288 , thou H859 , and all H3605 thy father H1 's house H1004 .
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17. 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.
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17. And the king H4428 said H559 unto the footmen H7323 that stood H5324 about H5921 him, Turn H5437 , and slay H4191 the priests H3548 of the LORD H3068 ; because H3588 their hand H3027 also H1571 is with H5973 David H1732 , and because H3588 they knew H3045 when H3588 he H1931 fled H1272 , and did not H3808 show H1540 H853 it to me H241 . But the servants H5650 of the king H4428 would H14 not H3808 put forth H7971 H853 their hand H3027 to fall H6293 upon the priests H3548 of the LORD H3068 .
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18. 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.
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18. And the king H4428 said H559 to Doeg H1673 , Turn H5437 thou H859 , and fall H6293 upon the priests H3548 . And Doeg H1673 the Edomite H130 turned H5437 , and he H1931 fell H6293 upon the priests H3548 , and slew H4191 on that H1931 day H3117 fourscore H8084 and five H2568 persons H376 that did wear H5375 a linen H906 ephod H646 .
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19. 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.
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19. And Nob H5011 , the city H5892 of the priests H3548 , smote H5221 he with the edge H6310 of the sword H2719 , both men H4480 H376 and women H802 , children H4480 H5768 and sucklings H3243 , and oxen H7794 , and asses H2543 , and sheep H7716 , with the edge H6310 of the sword H2719 .
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20. And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.
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20. And one H259 of the sons H1121 of Ahimelech H288 the son H1121 of Ahitub H285 , named H8034 Abiathar H54 , escaped H4422 , and fled H1272 after H310 David H1732 .
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21. And Abiathar shewed David that Saul had slain the LORD'S priests.
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21. And Abiathar H54 showed H5046 David H1732 that H3588 Saul H7586 had slain H2026 H853 the LORD H3068 's priests H3548 .
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22. 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.
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22. And David H1732 said H559 unto Abiathar H54 , I knew H3045 it that H1931 day H3117 , when H3588 Doeg H1673 the Edomite H130 was there H8033 , that H3588 he would surely tell H5046 H5046 Saul H7586 : I H595 have occasioned H5437 the death of all H3605 the persons H5315 of thy father H1 's house H1004 .
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23. Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be in safeguard.
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23. Abide H3427 thou with H854 me, fear H3372 not H408 : for H3588 he that H834 seeketh H1245 H853 my life H5315 seeketh H1245 H853 thy life H5315 : but H3588 with H5973 me thou H859 shalt be in safeguard H4931 .
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