1 Samuel Chapter 22
David bounced to the cave Adullam, and when his fam peeped, they rolled up on him.
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.
Everybody who was stressed, broke, or just over it, showed up; he ended up leading around four hundred homies.
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. {was in debt: Heb. had a creditor} {discontented: Heb. bitter of soul}
Next, David dipped to Mizpeh of Moab and asked the king, "Can my parents stay with you until I figure out what God’s got lined up for me?"
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.
He brought them to the king, and they chilled there while David kept it low-key.
And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.
The prophet Gad was like, "Don’t stay here; dip to Judah." So David peaced out to the forest of Hareth.
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.
When Saul found out David was spotted, he was vibing in Gibeah under a tree, spear in hand, with his crew around him.
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;) {tree...: or, grove in a high place}
Saul said to his squad, "Yo, Benjamites, is Jesse’s kid gonna hook y’all up with fields and vineyards, making you captains?"
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;
"Y’all are scheming against me, and no one’s keeping it real that my son is tight with Jesse’s kid, and no one cares that my son stirred up drama, like, for real?"
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? {sheweth...: Heb. uncovereth mine ear}
Then Doeg the Edomite, who was leading Saul's crew, said, "I saw Jesse's son rolling up to Nob, to Ahimelech, son of Ahitub."
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.
He asked God for him, hooked him up with grub, and gave him Goliath's sword.
And he enquired of the LORD for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
Then the king called for Ahimelech the priest and all his crew, the priests in Nob, and they all showed up.
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.
Saul said, "Yo, son of Ahitub," and he replied, "Here I am, my dude."
And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I {am}, my lord. {Here...: Heb. Behold me}
Saul asked him, "Why you scheming against me with Jesse’s kid, giving him bread and a sword, and asking God for him so he could come for me?"
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?
Ahimelech shot back, "Who’s more loyal than David, your son-in-law, who does what you say and is straight-up solid?"
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?
"Did I start asking God for him? Nah, don’t blame me or my fam; I had no clue about this."
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. {less...: Heb. little or great}
The king said, "You’re gonna get got, Ahimelech, you and your whole fam."
And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father's house.
The king told his guards, "Turn and take out the priests of the Lord; they’re with David and knew he was on the run but didn’t spill the tea." But the king's crew wouldn’t touch the priests.
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. {footmen: or, guard: Heb. runners}
The king ordered Doeg, "You turn and take out the priests." So Doeg turned and wiped out the priests, slaying 85 who were rocking linen ephods that day.
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.
He demolished Nob, the city of priests, with the sword, taking out men, women, kids, and livestock.
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.
One of Ahimelech's sons, Abiathar, managed to escape and ran to David.
And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.
Abiathar told David that Saul had taken out the Lord’s priests.
And Abiathar shewed David that Saul had slain the LORD'S priests.
David said to Abiathar, "I knew it when Doeg was there; I caused the downfall of your whole fam."
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.
"Stick with me, don’t trip; anyone after my life is coming for yours too, but you’ll be safe with me."
Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou {shalt be} in safeguard.