1 Samuel 22:12-23

Leeser(i) 12 And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Achitub. And he said, here am I, my Lord. 13 And Saul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou didst give him bread, and a sword, and hast asked counsel for him of God, that he should rise to lie in wait against me, as it is this day! 14 Then answered Achimelech the king, and said, And who is among all thy servants so trusted as David, and the king’s son-in-law, and freely admitted to thy private council, and is honored in thy house? 15 Did I this day then begin to ask counsel for him of God? far be it from me; let not the king impute any thing unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father; for thy servant knew not of all this, either a little or great thing. 16 And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Achimelech, thou, and all thy father’s house. 17 And the king said unto the runners that stood about him, Turn round and slay the priests of the Lord; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew that he was fleeing, and did not disclose it to me. But the servants of the king would not stretch forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the Lord. 18 And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou round, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned round, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day eighty and five persons that did wear a linen ephod. 19 And Nob, the city of the priests, he smote with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and lambs, with the edge of the sword. 20 And there escaped one of the sons of Achimelech the son of Achitub, whose name was Ebyathar, and he fled after David. 21 And Ebyathar told David that Saul had slain the priests of the Lord. 22 And David said unto Ebyathar, I knew on that day, because Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul: I have myself occasioned the death of all the persons of thy father’s house. 23 Remain thou with me, fear nothing; for he that will seek my life will seek thy life; but thou shalt be well guarded with me.