1 Samuel 22: Saul Kills the Priests of Nob

David gathers a band of about four hundred troubled men at Adullam, shelters his parents in Moab, and moves into Judah at the prophet Gad’s word. Acting on Doeg’s report, Saul has Ahimelech and the priests of Nob killed, and Ahimelech’s son Abiathar escapes to David, who admits his own part in their deaths.

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