1 SAMUEL 22

SAUL’S DETERMINATION TO FIND + KILL DAVID

Continuing his escape, David leaves Gath and escapes to the Cave of Adullam. Four hundred men follow David and he becomes the commander over them. Because he is on the run, David continues moving and goes to a forest in Hereth.

Saul heard that David was spotted and becomes angry that none of the priests or commanders disclosed David’s precise location. An Edomite man named Doeg tells Saul when and where David was last seen, to prove he is not hiding any information from him.

Saul orders all the other priests killed, so Doeg kills eighty-five priests and their families. Saul stopped at nothing to find David and wouldn’t let anyone slow him down. One man, Abiathar, is able to escape Saul and flees to find David for safety.