1 Samuel 22:15-17

Lexham English Bible

¹⁵ Only today I began to inquire of God for him. Far be it from me that the king should impute anything against his servant^[a] or against my father’s household, for your servant has not known any of this matter, little or much.” ¹⁶ Then the king said, “You must certainly die, Ahimelech, you and all your father’s household!” ¹⁷ So the king said to the runners who were stationed around him, “Turn and kill the priests of Yahweh, because they also support David^[b] and because they knew that he was fleeing and did not disclose it to me.”^[c] But the servants of the king were not willing to raise their hand to attack the priests of Yahweh.