1 Samuel 22

1 David therefore departed from there and escaped to Adullam’s cave. When his brothers and all his father’s house heard it, they went down there to him.

and to go: went David from there and to escape to(wards) cave Adullam and to hear: hear brother: male-sibling his and all house: household father his and to go down to(wards) him there [to]

2 Everyone who was in distress, everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was discontented gathered themselves to him; and he became captain over them. There were with him about four hundred men.

and to gather to(wards) him all man distress and all man which to/for him to exact and all man bitter soul and to be upon them to/for ruler and to be with him like/as four hundred man

3 David went from there to Mizpeh of Moab; and he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and my mother come out to you, until I know what God will do for me.”

and to go: went David from there Mizpeh Moab and to say to(wards) king Moab to come out: come please father my and mother my with you till which to know what? to make: do to/for me God

4 He brought them before the king of Moab; and they lived with him all the time that David was in the stronghold.

and to lead them with face: before king Moab and to dwell with him all day to be David in/on/with fortress

5 The prophet Gad said to David, “Don’t stay in the stronghold. Depart, and go into the land of Judah.” Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hereth.

and to say Gad [the] prophet to(wards) David not to dwell in/on/with fortress to go: went and to come (in): come to/for you land: country/planet Judah and to go: went David and to come (in): come wood Hereth

6 Saul heard that David was discovered, with the men who were with him. Now Saul was sitting in Gibeah, under the tamarisk tree in Ramah, with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing around him.

and to hear: hear Saul for to know David and human which with him and Saul to dwell in/on/with Gibeah underneath: under [the] tamarisk in/on/with high place and spear his in/on/with hand: power his and all servant/slave his to stand upon him

7 Saul said to his servants who stood around him, “Hear now, you Benjamites! Will the son of Jesse give everyone of you fields and vineyards? Will he make you all captains of thousands and captains of hundreds?

and to say Saul to/for servant/slave his [the] to stand upon him to hear: hear please Benjaminite Benjaminite also to/for all your to give: give son: child Jesse land: country and vineyard to/for all your to set: make ruler thousand and ruler hundred

8 Is that why all of you have conspired against me, and there is no one who discloses to me when my son makes a treaty with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you who is sorry for me, or discloses to me that my son has stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as it is today?”

for to conspire all your upon me and nothing to reveal: reveal [obj] ear: to ears my in/on/with to cut: make(covenant) son: child my with son: child Jesse and nothing be weak: grieved from you upon me and to reveal: reveal [obj] ear: to ears my for to arise: attack son: child my [obj] servant/slave my upon me to/for to ambush like/as day: today [the] this

9 Then Doeg the Edomite, who stood by the servants of Saul, answered and said, “I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.

and to answer Doeg [the] Edomite and he/she/it to stand upon servant/slave Saul and to say to see: see [obj] son: child Jesse to come (in): come Nob [to] to(wards) Ahimelech son: child Ahitub

10 He inquired of the LORD for him, gave him food, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”

and to ask to/for him in/on/with LORD and provision to give: give to/for him and [obj] sword Goliath [the] Philistine to give: give to/for him

11 Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father’s house, the priests who were in Nob; and they all came to the king.

and to send: depart [the] king to/for to call: call to [obj] Ahimelech son: child Ahitub [the] priest and [obj] all house: household father his [the] priest which in/on/with Nob and to come (in): come all their to(wards) [the] king

12 Saul said, “Hear now, you son of Ahitub.” He answered, “Here I am, my lord.”

and to say Saul to hear: hear please son: child Ahitub and to say look! I lord my

13 Saul said to him, “Why have you conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse, in that you have given him bread, and a sword, and have inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as it is today?”

and to say (to(wards) him *Q(k)*) Saul to/for what? to conspire upon me you(m. s.) and son: child Jesse in/on/with to give: give you to/for him food: bread and sword and to ask to/for him in/on/with God to/for to arise: attack to(wards) me to/for to ambush like/as day: today [the] this

14 Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, “Who among all your servants is so faithful as David, who is the king’s son-in-law, captain of your body guard, and honored in your house?

and to answer Ahimelech [obj] [the] king and to say and who? in/on/with all servant/slave your like/as David be faithful and son-in-law [the] king and to turn aside: turn aside to(wards) guard your and to honor: honour in/on/with house: household your

15 Have I today begun to inquire of God for him? Be it far from me! Don’t let the king impute anything to his servant, nor to all the house of my father; for your servant knew nothing of all this, less or more.”

[the] day to profane/begin: begin (to/for to ask *Q(k)*) to/for him in/on/with God forbid to/for me not to set: put [the] king in/on/with servant/slave his word: thing in/on/with all house: household father my for not to know servant/slave your in/on/with all this word: thing small or great: large

16 The king said, “You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your father’s house.”

and to say [the] king to die to die Ahimelech you(m. s.) and all house: household father your

17 The king said to the guard who stood about him, “Turn and kill the priests of the LORD, because their hand also is with David, and because they knew that he fled and didn’t disclose it to me.” But the servants of the king wouldn’t put out their hand to fall on the priests of the LORD.

and to say [the] king to/for to run: guard [the] to stand upon him to turn: turn and to die priest LORD for also hand their with David and for to know for to flee he/she/it and not to reveal: reveal [obj] (ear: to ears my *Q(K)*) and not be willing servant/slave [the] king to/for to send: reach [obj] hand their to/for to fall on in/on/with priest LORD

18 The king said to Doeg, “Turn and attack the priests!” Doeg the Edomite turned, and he attacked the priests, and he killed on that day eighty-five people who wore a linen ephod.

and to say [the] king (to/for Doeg *Q(k)*) to turn: turn you(m. s.) and to fall on in/on/with priest and to turn: turn (Doeg *Q(k)*) [the] Edomite and to fall on he/she/it in/on/with priest and to die in/on/with day [the] he/she/it eighty and five man to lift: bear ephod linen

19 He struck Nob, the city of the priests, with the edge of the sword—both men and women, children and nursing babies, and cattle, donkeys, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.

and [obj] Nob city [the] priest to smite to/for lip: edge sword from man and till woman from infant and till to suckle and cattle and donkey and sheep to/for lip: edge sword

20 One of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped and fled after David.

and to escape son: child one to/for Ahimelech son: child Ahitub and name his Abiathar and to flee after David

21 Abiathar told David that Saul had slain the LORD’s priests.

and to tell Abiathar to/for David for to kill Saul [obj] priest LORD

22 David said to Abiathar, “I knew on that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul. I am responsible for the death of all the persons of your father’s house.

and to say David to/for Abiathar to know in/on/with day [the] he/she/it for there (Doeg *Q(k)*) [the] Edomite for to tell to tell to/for Saul I to turn: turn in/on/with all soul: person house: household father your

23 Stay with me. Don’t be afraid, for he who seeks my life seeks your life. You will be safe with me.”

to dwell [emph?] with me not to fear for which to seek [obj] soul: life my to seek [obj] soul: life your for charge you(m. s.) with me me