📖WEB · 1 Samuel 22:23
What does 1 Samuel 22:23 mean?
"Stay with me. Don’t be afraid, for he who seeks my life seeks your life. For you will be safe with me.”"
— 1 Samuel 22:23 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
One of the sons of Ahimelech, the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.
Abiathar told David that Saul had slain Yahweh’s priests.
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.
Stay with me. Don’t be afraid, for he who seeks my life seeks your life. For you will be safe with me.”
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