(Now the servant did not understand any of this. Only Jonathan and David knew what was going on.)

So he had them stay with the king of Moab; they stayed with him the whole time that David was in the stronghold.

But one of the sons of Ahimelech son of Ahitub escaped and fled to David. His name was Abiathar.

Abiathar told David that Saul had killed the priests of the Lord.

They told David, “The Philistines are fighting in Keilah and are looting the threshing floors.”

Now when Abiathar son of Ahimelech had fled to David at Keilah, he had brought with him an ephod.

Then Jonathan son of Saul left and went to David at Horesh. He encouraged him through God.

When the two of them had made a covenant before the Lord, David stayed on at Horesh, but Jonathan went to his house.

So David’s servants went on their way. When they had returned, they came and told David all these things.

Then David said to Abigail, “Praised be the Lord, the God of Israel, who has sent you this day to meet me!

David had also married Ahinoam from Jezreel; the two of them became his wives.

(Now Saul had given his daughter Michal, David’s wife, to Paltiel son of Laish, who was from Gallim.)

David sent scouts and verified that Saul had indeed arrived.

Then David crossed to the other side and stood on the top of the hill some distance away; there was a considerable distance between them.

David replied, “Here is the king’s spear! Let one of your servants cross over and get it.

When Saul learned that David had fled to Gath, he did not mount a new search for him.

The length of time that David lived in the Philistine countryside was a year and four months.

So Achish trusted David, thinking to himself, “He is really hated among his own people in Israel! From now on he will be my servant.”

When the leaders of the Philistines were passing in review at the head of their units of hundreds and thousands, David and his men were passing in review in the rear with Achish.

When David and his men came to the city, they found it burned. Their wives, sons, and daughters had been taken captive.