1 Samuel 22:15-17

Holman Christian Standard Bible

¹⁵ Was today the first time I inquired of God for him?^(A) Of course not! Please don’t let the king make an accusation against your servant or any of my father’s household, for your servant didn’t have any idea^[a] about all this.”

¹⁶ But the king said, “You will die, Ahimelech—you and your father’s whole family!”

¹⁷ Then the king ordered the guards standing by him, “Turn and kill the priests of the Lord^(B) because they sided with David. For they knew he was fleeing, but they didn’t tell me.”^[b] But the king’s servants would not lift a hand to execute the priests of the Lord.