1 Samuel 22:15-17

New American Standard Bible

¹⁵ Did I just begin ^(A)to inquire of God for him today? Far be it from me! ^(B)Do not let the king impute anything against his servant or against any of the household of my father, because your servant knows nothing ^[a]at all of this whole affair.” ¹⁶ But the king said, “You shall certainly die, Ahimelech, you and all your father’s household!” ¹⁷ And ^(C)the king said to the ^[b]guards who were attending him, “Turn around and put the priests of the Lord to death, because their hand also is with David and because they knew that he was fleeing and did not ^[c]inform me.” But the ^(D)servants of the king were unwilling to reach out with their hands to ^[d]attack the priests of the Lord.