1 Samuel 22:12-16

Christian Standard Bible

¹² Then Saul said, “Listen, son of Ahitub!”

“I’m at your service,^(A) my lord,” he said.

¹³ Saul asked him, “Why did you and Jesse’s son conspire against me? You gave him bread and a sword and inquired of God for him, so he could rise up against me and wait in ambush, as is the case today.”^(B)

¹⁴ Ahimelech replied to the king, “Who among all your servants is as faithful as David?^(C) He is the king’s son-in-law, captain of your bodyguard, and honored in your house. ¹⁵ Was today the first time I inquired of God for him?^(D) Of course not! Please don’t let the king make an accusation against your servant or any of my father’s family, for your servant didn’t have any idea^[a] about all this.”

¹⁶ But the king said, “You will die, Ahimelech—you and your father’s whole family!”