^14 (A)Then Ahimelech answered the king and said, “And who among all your servants is as faithful as David, the king’s own son-in-law, who ^[a]is commander over your bodyguard, and is honored in your house? ¹⁵ Did I just begin ^(B)to inquire of God for him today? Far be it from me! ^(C)Do not let the king impute anything against his servant or against any of the household of my father, because your servant knows nothing ^[b]at all of this whole affair.” ¹⁶ But the king said, “You shall certainly die, Ahimelech, you and all your father’s household!”