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12 Saul said, “Listen, son of Ahitub!”

And he said, “Here I am, your majesty.”

13 Then Saul[a] asked him, “Why have you conspired against me—you and Jesse’s son—by giving him food and a sword, and by inquiring of God for him, so he can rise up against me to lie in wait, as he’s doing[b] today?”

14 Ahimelech answered the king, “Who among all your officials[c] is as faithful as David? He is the king’s son-in-law, the captain of your bodyguard, and he’s honored in your household.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 22:13 Lit. he
  2. 1 Samuel 22:13 The Heb. lacks he is doing
  3. 1 Samuel 22:14 Or servants

12 Saul said, “Listen now, son of Ahitub.”

“Yes, my lord,” he answered.

13 Saul said to him, “Why have you conspired(A) against me, you and the son of Jesse, giving him bread and a sword and inquiring of God for him, so that he has rebelled against me and lies in wait for me, as he does today?”

14 Ahimelek answered the king, “Who(B) of all your servants is as loyal as David, the king’s son-in-law, captain of your bodyguard and highly respected in your household?

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