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.
And everyone that was in distress, and everyone that was in debt, and everyone that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.
And David went thence to Mitspah of Mo'av: and he said unto the king of Mo'av, Let my father and my mother, I pray you, come forth, and be with you, till I know what Elohiym will do for me.
And he brought them before the king of Mo'av: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.
And the prophet Gad said unto El-David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and get you into the land of Yahudah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Chereth.
When Sha'ul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him, (now Sha'ul abode in Giv'ah under a tree in Ramah, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him;)
Then Sha'ul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Bin Ha-Yamiyniy; will the son of Yishai give everyone of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds;
That all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that shows me that my son has cut a covenant with the son of Yishai, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or shows unto me that my son has stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?
Then answered Do'eg the Edomiy, which was set over the servants of Sha'ul, and said, I saw the son of Yishai coming to Nov, to Achiymelek the son of Achiytuv.
And he inquired of Yahuah for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Golyath the Pelishtiy.
Then the king sent to call Achiymelek the priest, the son of Achiytuv, and all his father's house, the priests that were in Nov: and they came all of them to the king.
And Sha'ul said, Hear now, you son of Achiytuv. And he answered, Here I am, my adoniy.
And Sha'ul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against me, you and the son of Yishai, in that you have given him bread, and a sword, and have inquired of Elohiym for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?
Then Achiymelek answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all your servants as David, which is the king's son in law, and goes at your bidding, and is honorable in your house?
Did I then begin to inquire of Elohiym for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute anything unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father: for your servant knew nothing of all this, less or more.
And the king said, You shall surely die, Achiymelek, you, and all your father's house.
And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of Yahuah; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not show it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of Yahuah.
And the king said to Do'eg, Turn you, and fall upon the priests. And Do'eg the Edomiy turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod.
And את Nov, 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.
And one of the sons of Achiymelek the son of Achiytuv, named Avyathar, escaped, and fled after David.
And Avyathar showed David that Sha'ul had slain את Yahuah's priests.
And David said unto Avyathar, I knew it that day, when Do'eg the Edomiy was there, that he would surely tell Sha'ul: I have occasioned the death of all the persons of your father's house.
Abide you with me, fear not: for he that seeks my life seeks your life: but with me you shall be in safeguard.