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Saul told his officials who were standing around him, “Listen, men of Benjamin! Will Jesse’s son also give fields and vineyards to all of you? Will he make all of you officers over thousands and officers over hundreds? But all of you have conspired against me, and no one tells me[a] about my son’s covenant[b] with Jesse’s son. None of you feels sorry for me and tells me that my son has stirred up my servant against me to lie in wait, as he’s doing[c] this day.”

Then Doeg the Edomite, who was in charge of Saul’s servants answered: “I saw Jesse’s son coming to Nob to Ahitub’s son Ahimelech.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 22:8 Lit. reveals in my ear
  2. 1 Samuel 22:8 Or agreement
  3. 1 Samuel 22:8 The Heb. lacks he is doing