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Saul’s Increasing Paranoia
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|1 Samuel 22:1| So David left Gath and took refuge in the cave of Adullam. a When David’s brothers and his father’s whole family heard, they went down and joined him there.
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|1 Samuel 22:2| In addition, every man who was desperate, in debt, or discontented rallied around him, and he became their leader. About 400 men were with him. b
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|1 Samuel 22:3| From there David went to Mizpeh of Moab where he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and mother stay with you until I know what God will do for me.”
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|1 Samuel 22:4| So he left them in the care of the king of Moab, and they stayed with him the whole time David was in the stronghold.
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|1 Samuel 22:5| Then the prophet Gad c said to David, “Don’t stay in the stronghold. Leave and return to the land of Judah.” So David left and went to the forest of Hereth.
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|1 Samuel 22:6| Saul heard that David and his men had been discovered. At that time Saul was in Gibeah, sitting under the tamarisk tree d at the high place. His spear was in his hand, and all his servants were standing around him.
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|1 Samuel 22:7| Saul said to his servants, “Listen, men of Benjamin: Is Jesse’s son going to give all of you fields and vineyards? Do you think he’ll make all of you commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds? e
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|1 Samuel 22:8| That’s why all of you have conspired against me! Nobody tells me 1 when my own son makes a covenant with Jesse’s son. f None of you cares about me g or tells me 2 that my son has stirred up my own servant to wait in ambush for me, as is the case today.”
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|1 Samuel 22:9| Then Doeg the Edomite, h who was in charge of Saul’s servants, answered: “I saw Jesse’s son come to Ahimelech son of Ahitub at Nob. i
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|1 Samuel 22:10| Ahimelech inquired of the LORD for him j and gave him provisions. k He also gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.” l
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