6Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men who were with him. Saul was sitting in Gibeah under the tamarisk tree in Ramah, with his spear in his hand, and all his servants standing around him.7And Saul said to his servants who stood by him, "Listen, men of Benjamin. Will the son of Jesse give all of you fields and vineyards? Will he make all of you commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds?"8For all of you have conspired against me, and there is no one who reveals to me that my son has cut a covenant with the son of Jesse, and there is no one among you who grieves for me or reveals to me that my son has stirred up my servant against me to lie in wait, as on this day.9Doeg the Edomite answered—and he was standing by Saul's servants—and said, "I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub."10And he inquired of the LORD for him, and he gave him provisions, and he gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.11The king sent to call Ahimelech son of Ahitub the priest and all his father's house, the priests who were in Nob, and they all came to the king.12And Saul said, "Listen, son of Ahitub." And he answered, "Here I am, my lord."13And Saul said to him, “Why have you and the son of Jesse conspired against me, that you gave him bread and a sword and inquired of God for him, so that he has risen against me and lies in wait today?”14And Ahimelech answered the king and said, "And who among all your servants is like David? He is faithful, the king's son-in-law, who obeys you and is honored in your house."15Today I began to inquire of him by God—far be it from me that the king put a word on his servant in all the house of my father, for your servant has not known in all this word small or great.16And the king said, "You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you and all the house of your father."17And the king said to the runners standing by him, "Turn and put to death the priests of the LORD, for their hand also is with David, and because they knew that he had fled and they did not reveal it to my ears." And the king's servants were not willing to stretch out their hand to strike the priests of the LORD.18The king said to Doeg, "Turn and strike the priests." Doeg the Edomite turned and struck the priests, and he killed eighty-five men bearing a linen ephod that day.19And Nob, the city of the priests, he struck with the sword—from man to woman, from infant to nursing mother, ox and donkey and sheep with the sword.20One son of Ahimelech son of Ahitub escaped, and his name was Abiathar. And he fled after David.21Abiathar told David that Saul had killed the priests of the LORD.22And David said to Abiathar, "I knew on that day when Doeg the Edomite was there that he would surely tell Saul. I am responsible for the death of every person in your father's house."23Return with me. Do not fear, for whoever seeks my nephesh seeks your nephesh. You have kept watch—you standing with me.