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

“I’m at your service,(A) my lord,” he said.

13 Saul asked him, “Why did you and Jesse’s son conspire against me? You gave him bread and a sword and inquired of God for him, so he could rise up against me and wait in ambush, as is the case today.”(B)

14 Ahimelech replied to the king: “Who among all your servants is as faithful as David?(C) He is the king’s son-in-law, captain of your bodyguard, and honored in your house.

Read full chapter

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?

Read full chapter