1 Samuel 21: David at Nob and Gath

Fleeing Saul, David deceives the priest Ahimelech at Nob and receives the consecrated bread and Goliath’s sword while Saul’s servant Doeg is present. He then escapes to the Philistine city of Gath, where he is recognized and saves himself by pretending to be insane.

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When the priest Ahimelech trembled and asked why David was alone, what did David tell him (1 Samuel 21:1-2)?

That he had come to Nob to fulfill a vowThat Jonathan had sent him to seek counselThat Saul had sent him on a secret errandThat he was running for his life from Saul