KJV King James Version
Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father’s house, the priests that [were] in Nob: and they came all of them to the king.
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1 Samuel 22:11
Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father’s house, the priests that [were] in Nob: and they came all of them to the king.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then the king sent messengers to summon Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and his father’s whole family, who were priests at Nob. And all of them came to the king.
WEB World English Bible
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 came all of them to the king.
ASV American Standard Version
Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father’s house, the priests that were in Nob: and they came all of them to the king.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the king sendeth to call Ahimelech son of Ahitub, the priest, and all the house of his father, the priests, who are in Nob, and they come all of them unto the king;
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 22
8 That all of you have conspired against me, and [there is] none that sheweth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and [there is] none of you that is sorry for me, or sheweth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?
9 Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.
10 And he inquired of the LORD for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
11 Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father’s house, the priests that [were] in Nob: and they came all of them to the king.
12 And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I [am], my lord.
13 And Saul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?
14 Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who [is so] faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the king’s son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honourable in thine house?
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וַיִּשְׁלַ֣חH7971 · sha.lachto send: departהַמֶּ֡לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingלִקְרֹא֩H7121 · qa.rato call: call toאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אֲחִימֶ֨לֶךְH288 · a.chi.me.lekhAhimelechבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childאֲחִיט֜וּבH285 · a.chi.tuvAhitubהַכֹּהֵ֗ןH3548 · ko.henpriestוְאֵ֨תH853 · et[Obj.]כָּל־H3605 · kolallבֵּ֥יתH1004 · betplaceאָבִ֛יוH1 · avfatherהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםH3548 · ko.henpriestאֲשֶׁ֣רH834 · a.sherwhichבְּנֹ֑בH5011 · novNobוַיָּבֹ֥אוּH935 · boto come (in): comeכֻלָּ֖םH3605 · kolallאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סH4428 · me.lekhking
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