Verse 14
1 Samuel 22:14
World English Bible, British Edition
14
Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, “Who amongst all
your servants is so faithful as David, who is the king’s son-in-law, captain of your body guard, and honoured
in your house?
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יַּ֧עַן אֲחִימֶ֛לֶךְ אֶת הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ וַ/יֹּאמַ֑ר וּ/מִ֤י בְ/כָל עֲבָדֶ֨י/ךָ֙ כְּ/דָוִ֣ד נֶאֱמָ֔ן וַ/חֲתַ֥ן הַ/מֶּ֛לֶךְ וְ/סָ֥ר אֶל מִשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖/ךָ וְ/נִכְבָּ֥ד בְּ/בֵיתֶֽ/ךָ
English Translation
And Achimelech answered the king and said, "And who among all your servants is as faithful as David, and the king’s son-in-law, and is honored in your house?"
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Chapter 22 Context
1
David therefore departed from there and escaped to Adullam’s cave. When
his brothers and all his fat...
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2
Everyone who was in distress, everyone who was in debt, and everyone
who was discontented gathered t...
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3
David went from there to Mizpeh of Moab; and he said to the king of Moab,
“Please let my father and...
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4
He brought them before the king of Moab; and they lived with him all
the time that David was in the...
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5
The prophet Gad said to David, “Don’t stay in the stronghold. Depart,
and go into the land of Judah....
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6
Saul heard that David was discovered, with the men who were with
him. Now Saul was sitting in Gibeah...
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7
Saul said to his servants who stood around him, “Hear now, you Benjamites!
Will the son of Jesse giv...
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8
Is that why all of you have conspired against me, and there is no one
who discloses to me when my so...
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9
Then Doeg the Edomite, who stood by the servants of Saul, answered
and said, “I saw the son of Jesse...
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10
He enquired of the LORD for him, gave him food, and gave him the sword
of Goliath the Philistine.”
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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...
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12
Saul said, “Hear now, you son of Ahitub.”
He answered, “Here I am, my lord.”
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13
Saul said to him, “Why have you conspired against me, you and
the son of Jesse, in that you have giv...
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14
Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, “Who amongst all
your servants is so faithful as David,...
15
Have I today begun to enquire of God (Elohim) for him? Be it far from me! Don’t
let the king impute...
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16
The king said, “You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you and all
your father’s house.”
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17
The king said to the guard who stood about him, “Turn and kill the
priests of the LORD, because thei...
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18
The king said to Doeg, “Turn and attack the priests!”
Doeg the Edomite turned, and he attacked the p...
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19
He struck Nob, the city of the priests, with the edge of the sword—both
men and women, children and...
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20
One of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped
and fled after David.
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21
Abiathar told David that Saul had slain the LORD’s priests.
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22
David said to Abiathar, “I knew on that day, when Doeg the Edomite
was there, that he would surely t...
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23
Stay with me. Don’t be afraid, for he who seeks my life seeks your
life. You will be safe with me.”
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