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1 Samuel 22:5-11 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

5. And the prophet Gad said to David: "Do not choose to stay in the stronghold. Set out and go into the land of Judah." And so, David set out, and he went into the forest of Hereth.

6. And Saul heard that David, and the men who were with him, had been seen. Now while Saul was staying in Gibeah, and while he was in the forest that is in Ramah, holding a spear in his hand, with all his servants standing around him,

7. he said to his servants who were assisting him: "Listen now, you sons of Benjamin! Will the son of Jesse give to all of you fields and vineyards, and will he make all of you tribunes or centurions,

8. so that you would all conspire against me, and so that there is no one to inform me, especially when even my son has formed a pact with the son of Jesse? There is no one among you who grieves for my situation, or who would report to me. For my son has raised up my servant against me, seeking to betray me, even to this day."

9. Then Doeg, the Edomite, who was standing near, and who was first among the servants of Saul, responding, said: "I saw the son of Jesse, in Nob, with Ahimelech, the son of Ahitub, the priest.

10. And he consulted the Lord for him, and he gave him food. Moreover, he gave him the sword of Goliath, the Philistine."

11. Then the king sent to summon Ahimelech, the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all of his father's house, the priests who were in Nob, and they all came before the king.

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