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Then they told Saul, saying, Behold, the people sin against the LORD, in
that they eat with the blood. And he said, Ye have
transgressed: roll a great stone unto me this day.
Then someone reported to Saul: “Look, the troops are
sinning against the LORD by eating meat with the blood still in it.” “You have broken faith,” said Saul. “Roll a large stone over here at once.”
And Saul said,
Disperse yourselves among the people, and say unto them, Bring me
hither every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and
slay them here, and eat; and sin not against the LORD in eating with the blood. And all the people brought every man his ox with him
that night, and
slew them there.
Then he said, “Go among the troops and tell them, ‘Each man must bring me his ox or his sheep, slaughter them in this place, and then eat. Do not sin against the LORD by eating meat with the blood still in it.’” So
that night
everyone brought his ox and slaughtered it there.
And Saul built an altar unto the LORD: the same was the first altar that he built unto the LORD.
Then Saul built an altar to the LORD; it was the first time he had built an altar to the LORD.
And Saul asked counsel of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines?
wilt thou deliver them into the hand of Israel? But he answered him not
that day.
So Saul inquired of God, “Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will You give them into the hand of Israel?” But God did not answer him that day.
For, as the LORD liveth, which saveth Israel, though it be in
Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. But there was not a man among all the people
that answered him.
As surely as the LORD who saves Israel lives, even if it is my son
Jonathan, he must die!” But not one of the troops said a word.
Then Saul said to
Jonathan, Tell me what thou hast done. And
Jonathan told him, and said, I did but taste a little honey with the end of the rod
that was in mine hand, and, lo, I must die.
“Tell me what you have done,” Saul commanded him. So
Jonathan told him, “I only tasted a little honey with the end of the staff
that was in my hand. And now I must die?”
And the people said unto Saul, Shall
Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? God
forbid: as the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people
rescued Jonathan,
that he died not.
But the people said to Saul, “Must
Jonathan die—he who accomplished such a great
deliverance for Israel? Never! As surely as the LORD lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground, for with God’s help he has accomplished this
today.” So the people
rescued Jonathan, and he did not die.
And he gathered an host, and
smote the
Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them
that spoiled them.
He fought
valiantly and defeated the
Amalekites, delivering Israel from the hands of its plunderers.
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt.
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘I witnessed what the
Amalekites did to the Israelites when they
ambushed them on their way up from Egypt.
Now go and
smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all
that they have, and
spare them not; but
slay both man and woman, infant and
suckling, ox and sheep,
camel and
ass.
Now go and attack the
Amalekites and
devote to destruction all
that belongs to them. Do not
spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and
donkeys.’”
Then Saul struck down the
Amalekites all the way from
Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt.
But Saul and the people
spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all
that was good, and would not utterly destroy them: but every thing
that was
vile and refuse,
that they destroyed utterly.
Saul and his troops
spared Agag, along with the best of the sheep and cattle, the fat
calves and lambs, and the best of everything else. They were unwilling to destroy them, but they devoted to destruction all
that was
despised and worthless.
It repenteth me
that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it
grieved Samuel; and he
cried unto the LORD all night.
“I
regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned away from following Me and has not carried out My instructions.” And Samuel was distressed and
cried out to the LORD all
that night.
And Samuel said, What meaneth then this
bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?
But Samuel replied, “Then what is this
bleating of sheep and lowing of cattle
that I hear?”
And Saul said unto Samuel,
Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the LORD, and have gone the way which the LORD sent me, and have brought
Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the
Amalekites.
“But I did obey the LORD,” Saul replied. “I went on the mission
that the LORD gave me. I brought back
Agag king of Amalek and devoted the
Amalekites to destruction.
Now therefore, I pray thee,
pardon my sin, and turn again with me,
that I may worship the LORD.
Now therefore, please
forgive my sin and return with me so I can worship the LORD.”
And Samuel said unto him, The LORD hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better than thou.
So Samuel said to him, “The LORD has
torn the kingdom of Israel from you
today and has given it to your
neighbor who is better than you.
And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor
repent: for he is not a man,
that he should
repent.
Moreover, the Glory of Israel does not lie or change His mind, for He is not a man, that He should change His mind.”
Then he said, I have
sinned: yet honour me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me,
that I may worship the LORD thy God.
“I have
sinned,” Saul replied. “Please honor me now before the elders of my people and before Israel. Come back with me, so
that I may worship the LORD your God.”
And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death: nevertheless Samuel
mourned for Saul: and the LORD
repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.
And to the day of his death, Samuel never again visited Saul. Samuel
mourned for Saul, and the LORD
regretted that He had made Saul king over Israel.
And Samuel did
that which the LORD spake, and came to
Bethlehem. And the elders of the town
trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou
peaceably?
So Samuel did what the LORD had said and went to
Bethlehem. When the elders of the town met him, they
trembled and asked, “Do you come in peace?”
And it came to pass, when they were come,
that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD’S
anointed is before him.
When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and said, “Surely here before the LORD is His
anointed.”
Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and
anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from
that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to
Ramah.
So Samuel took the horn of oil and
anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD
rushed upon David from
that day forward. Then Samuel set out and went to
Ramah.
Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a
cunning player on an
harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee,
that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.
Let our lord command your servants here to seek out someone who can
skillfully play the
harp. Whenever the spirit of distress from God is upon you, he is to play it, and you will be well.”
And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.
And Saul commanded his servants, “Find me someone who plays well, and bring him to me.”
Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of
Jesse the
Bethlehemite,
that is
cunning in playing, and a mighty
valiant man, and a man of war, and
prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him.
One of the servants answered, “I have seen a son of
Jesse of
Bethlehem who knows how to play the
harp. He is a mighty man of
valor, a
warrior,
eloquent and handsome, and the LORD is with him.”
And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul,
that David took an
harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
And whenever the spirit from God came upon Saul, David would
pick up his
harp and play, and Saul would become well, and the spirit of distress would depart from him.
And the
Philistine said, I
defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man,
that we may fight together.
Then the
Philistine said, “I
defy the ranks of Israel this day! Give me a man to fight!”
Now David was the son of
that Ephrathite of Bethlehemjudah, whose name was
Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul.
Now David was the son of a man named
Jesse, an Ephrathite from
Bethlehem of Judah who had eight sons in the days of Saul. And
Jesse was old and well along in years.
And the three eldest sons of
Jesse went and followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons
that went to the battle were Eliab the first born, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
The three older sons of
Jesse had followed Saul into battle: The
firstborn was Eliab, the second was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah.
And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man
that is come up? surely to
defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be,
that the man who killeth him, the king will
enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father’s house free in Israel.
Now the men of Israel had been saying, “Do you see this man who keeps coming out to
defy Israel? To the man who kills him the king will give great riches. And he will give him his daughter in marriage and
exempt his father’s house from taxation in Israel.”
And David spake to the men
that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man
that killeth this
Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this
uncircumcised Philistine,
that he should
defy the armies of the living God?
David asked the men who were standing with him, “What will be done for the man who kills this
Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Just who is this
uncircumcised Philistine,
that he should
defy the armies of the living God?”
And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.
The people told him about the offer, saying, “That is what will be done for the man who kills him.”
And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab’s anger was
kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down
hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the
naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down
that thou mightest see the battle.
Now when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, his anger burned against David. “Why have you come down here?” he asked. “And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and wickedness of heart—you have come down to see the battle!”
David said moreover, The LORD
that delivered me out of the
paw of the lion, and out of the
paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this
Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the LORD be with thee.
David added, “The LORD, who delivered me from the claws of the lion and the bear, will deliver me from the hand of this
Philistine.” “Go,” said Saul, “and may the LORD be with you.”
And the
Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man
that bare the shield went before him.
Now the
Philistine came closer and closer to David, with his shield-bearer before him.
“Am I a dog,” he said to David, “
that you come at me with sticks?” And the
Philistine cursed David by his gods.
This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will
smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth;
that all the earth may know
that there is a God in Israel.
This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand. This day I will strike you down, cut off your head, and give the
carcasses of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the creatures of the earth. Then the whole world will know
that there is a God in Israel.
And all this assembly shall know
that the LORD saveth not with sword and
spear: for the battle is the LORD’S, and he will give you into our hands.
And all those assembled here will know
that it is not by sword or
spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD’s, and He will give all of you into our hands.”
And it came to pass, when the
Philistine arose, and came and drew
nigh to meet David,
that David hasted, and ran toward the army to meet the
Philistine.
As the
Philistine started forward to attack him, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet him.
Therefore David ran, and stood upon the
Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the
sheath thereof, and
slew him, and cut off his head
therewith. And when the Philistines saw their
champion was dead, they fled.
David ran and stood over him. He
grabbed the
Philistine’s sword and pulled it from its
sheath and killed him; and he cut off his head with the sword. When the Philistines saw
that their hero was dead, they turned and ran.
And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul,
that the soul of
Jonathan was
knit with the soul of David, and
Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
After David had finished speaking with Saul, the souls of
Jonathan and David were
knit together, and
Jonathan loved him as himself.
And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father’s house.
And from that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return to his father’s house.
And
Jonathan stripped himself of the
robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his
girdle.
And
Jonathan removed the
robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his
tunic, his sword, his bow, and his belt.
And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the
Philistine,
that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick.
As the troops were returning home after David had killed the
Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful songs, and with tambourines and other instruments.
And Saul
eyed David from
that day and forward.
And from
that day forward Saul kept a
jealous eye on David.
And it came to pass on the
morrow,
that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he
prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a
javelin in Saul’s hand.
The next day a spirit of distress sent from God came upon Saul, and he
prophesied inside the house while David played the
harp as usual. Now Saul was holding a
spear,
Wherefore when Saul saw
that he
behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.
When Saul saw that David was very successful, he was afraid of him.
And David said unto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king?
And David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my family or my father’s clan in Israel, that I should become the son-in-law of the king?”
But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul’s daughter should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife.
So when it was time to give Saul’s daughter Merab to David, she was given in marriage to Adriel of Meholah.
And Saul said, I will give him her,
that she may be a
snare to him, and
that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son in law in the one of the
twain.
“I will give her to David,” Saul thought, “so
that she may be a
snare to him, and the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David, “For a second time now you can be my son-in-law.”
And Saul’s servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king’s son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?
But when Saul’s servants relayed these words to David, he replied, “Does it seem
trivial in your sight to be the son-in-law of the king? I am a poor man and lightly esteemed.”
Wherefore David arose and went, he and his men, and
slew of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full tale to the king,
that he might be the king’s son in law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife.
David and his men went out and killed two hundred Philistines. He brought their foreskins and presented them as payment in full to become the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave his daughter Michal to David in marriage.
And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal Saul’s daughter loved him.
When Saul realized that the LORD was with David and that his daughter Michal loved David,
Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, after they went forth,
that David
behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so
that his name was much set by.
Every time the
Philistine commanders came out for battle, David was more successful than all of Saul’s officers, so
that his name was highly esteemed.
And Saul spake to
Jonathan his son, and to all his servants,
that they should kill David.
Then Saul ordered his son
Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. But
Jonathan delighted greatly in David,
And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and I will commune with my father of thee; and what I see, that I will tell thee.
I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are, so I can ask about you. And if I find out anything, I will tell you.”
And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and
slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him.
When war broke out again, David went out and fought the Philistines and struck them with such a mighty blow that they fled before him.
And Saul sought to
smite David even to the wall with the
javelin; but he
slipped away out of Saul’s presence, and he
smote the
javelin into the wall: and David fled, and escaped
that night.
Saul tried to pin him to the wall with his
spear. But the
spear struck the wall and David
eluded him, ran away, and escaped
that night.
And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed,
that I may
slay him.
But Saul sent the messengers back to see David and told them, “Bring him up to me in his bed so I can kill him.”
And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou
deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy,
that he is escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He said unto me, Let me go; why should I kill thee?
And Saul said to Michal, “Why did you
deceive me like this? You sent my enemy away and he has escaped!” Michal replied, “He said to me, ‘Help me get away, or I will kill you!’”
So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to
Ramah, and told him all
that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth.
So David ran away and escaped. And he went to Samuel at
Ramah and told him all
that Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went to Naioth and stayed there.
And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in
Ramah.
When Saul was told
that David was at Naioth in
Ramah,
Then went he also to
Ramah, and came to a great well
that is in Sechu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, they be at Naioth in
Ramah.
Finally, Saul himself left for
Ramah and came to the large
cistern at Secu, where he asked, “Where are Samuel and David?” “At Naioth in
Ramah,” he was told.
And he stript off his clothes also, and
prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all
that day and all
that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets?
Then Saul
stripped off his robes and also
prophesied before Samuel. And he
collapsed and lay naked all
that day and night.
That is why it is said, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”
And David fled from Naioth in
Ramah, and came and said before
Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father,
that he seeketh my life?
Then David fled from Naioth in
Ramah. He came to
Jonathan and asked, “What have I done? What is my iniquity? How have I
sinned against your father,
that he wants to take my life?”
And he said unto him, God
forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, but
that he will
shew it me: and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so.
“Far from it!”
Jonathan replied. “You will not die. Indeed, my father does nothing, great or small, without telling me. So why would he hide this matter from me? This cannot be true!”
And David
sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth
that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not
Jonathan know this, lest he be
grieved: but truly as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death.
But David again
vowed, “Your father knows very well
that I have found favor in your eyes, and he has said, ‘
Jonathan must not know of this, or he will be
grieved.’ As surely as the LORD lives and as you
yourself live, there is but a step between me and death.”
And David said unto
Jonathan, Behold, to
morrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go,
that I may hide myself in the field unto the third day at even.
So David told him, “Look,
tomorrow is the New Moon, and I am supposed to
dine with the king. Instead, let me go and hide in the field until the third evening from now.
If thy father at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me
that he might run to
Bethlehem his city: for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family.
If your father misses me at all, tell him, ‘David
urgently requested my permission to
hurry to
Bethlehem, his hometown, because there is an annual sacrifice for his whole clan.’
If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be very
wroth, then be sure
that evil is determined by him.
If he says, ‘Good,’ then your servant is safe, but if he is
enraged, you will know he has evil intentions.
And
Jonathan said, Far be it from thee: for if I knew certainly
that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee?
“Never!”
Jonathan replied. “If I ever found out
that my father had evil intentions against you, would I not tell you?”
The LORD do so and much more to
Jonathan: but if it please my father to do thee evil, then I will
shew it thee, and send thee away,
that thou mayest go in peace: and the LORD be with thee, as he hath been with my father.
But if my father intends to bring evil on you, then may the LORD
punish me, and ever so severely, if I do not tell you and send you on your way in safety. May the LORD be with you, just as He has been with my father.
And thou shalt not only while yet I live
shew me the kindness of the LORD,
that I die not:
And as long as I live, treat me with the LORD’s loving devotion, that I may not die,
Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing
that day: for he thought, Something hath
befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean.
Saul said nothing
that day because he thought, “Something has happened to David to make him
ceremonially unclean—surely he is unclean.”
And it came to pass on the
morrow, which was the second day of the month,
that David’s place was empty: and Saul said unto
Jonathan his son, Wherefore cometh not the son of
Jesse to meat, neither
yesterday, nor to day?
But on the day after the New Moon, the second day, David’s place was still empty, and Saul asked his son
Jonathan, “Why hasn’t the son of
Jesse come to the meal either
yesterday or
today?”
And he said, Let me go, I pray thee; for our family hath a sacrifice in the city; and my brother, he hath commanded me to be there: and now, if I have found favour in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he cometh not unto the king’s table.
saying, ‘Please let me go, because our clan is holding a sacrifice in the city, and my brother has told me to be there. So now, if I have found favor in your eyes, please let me go and see my brothers.’ That is why he did not come to the king’s table.”
Then Saul’s anger was
kindled against
Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the
perverse rebellious woman, do not I know
that thou hast chosen the son of
Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother’s nakedness?
Then Saul’s anger burned against
Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a
perverse and
rebellious woman! Do I not know
that you have chosen the son of
Jesse to your own shame and to the disgrace of the mother who bore you?
So
Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and did eat no meat the second day of the month: for he was
grieved for David, because his father had done him shame.
Jonathan got up from the table in fierce anger and did not eat any food
that second day of the month, for he was
grieved by his father’s shameful treatment of David.
And it came to pass in the morning,
that Jonathan went out into the field at the time appointed with David, and a little
lad with him.
In the morning
Jonathan went out to the field for the appointment with David, and a small boy was with him.
And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is
hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women.
“There is no common bread on hand,” the priest replied, “but there is some consecrated bread—provided that the young men have kept themselves from women.”
So the priest gave him
hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the
shewbread,
that was taken from before the LORD, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.
So the priest gave him the consecrated bread, since there was no bread there but the Bread of the Presence, which had been removed from before the LORD and replaced with hot bread on the day it was taken away.
Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there
that day,
detained before the LORD; and his name was Doeg, an
Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen
that belonged to Saul.
Now one of Saul’s servants was there
that day,
detained before the LORD. And his name was Doeg the
Edomite, the chief
shepherd for Saul.
And the priest said, The sword of
Goliath the
Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here
wrapped in a cloth behind the
ephod: if thou
wilt take
that, take it: for there is no other save
that here. And David said, There is none like
that; give it me.
The priest replied, “The sword of
Goliath the
Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here; it is
wrapped in a cloth behind the
ephod. If you want, you may take it. For there is no other but this one.” And David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.”
And David arose, and fled
that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of
Gath.
That day David fled from Saul and went to Achish king of
Gath.
Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is
mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?
Then Achish said to his servants, “Look, you can see
that the man is
insane! Why have you brought him to me?
Have I need of
mad men,
that ye have brought this fellow to play the
mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?
Am I in need of
madmen,
that you have brought this man to
rave in my presence? Must this man come into my house?”
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.
And all who were distressed or indebted or discontented
rallied around him, and he became their leader. About four hundred men were with him.
And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.
So he left them in the care of the king of Moab, and they stayed with him the whole time David was in the
stronghold.
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;)
Soon Saul learned
that David and his men had been discovered. At
that time Saul was in Gibeah, sitting under the
tamarisk tree on the hill at Gibeah, with his
spear in hand and all his servants standing around him.
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;
Then Saul said to his servants, “
Listen, men of Benjamin! Is the son of
Jesse giving all of you fields and vineyards and making you commanders of thousands or hundreds?
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?
Is
that why all of you have
conspired against me? Not one of you told me
that my own son had made a covenant with the son of
Jesse. Not one of you has shown
concern for me or revealed to me
that my son has
stirred up my own servant to lie in wait against me, as is the case
today.”
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.
Then the king sent messengers to
summon Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and his father’s whole family, who were priests at
Nob. And all of them came to the king.
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?
And Saul asked him, “Why have you and the son of
Jesse conspired against me? You gave him bread and a sword and inquired of God for him so
that he could rise up against me to lie in wait, as he is doing
today.”
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.
Was
that day the first time I inquired of God for him? Far be it from me! Let not the king
accuse your servant or any of my father’s household, for your servant knew nothing of this whole
affair—not in part or in whole.”
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.
Then the king ordered the guards at his side, “Turn and kill the priests of the LORD, because they too sided with David. For they knew he was
fleeing, but they did not tell me.” But the king’s servants would not lift a hand to strike the priests of the LORD.
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.
So the king ordered Doeg, “You turn and strike down the priests!” And Doeg the
Edomite turned and struck down the priests himself. On
that day he killed eighty-five men who
wore the linen
ephod.
And
Abiathar shewed David
that Saul had slain the LORD’S priests.
And
Abiathar told David
that Saul had killed the priests of the LORD.