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 to the king, all of them.
Their feet are swift to shed blood.
Then David came to Nob to Ahimelech the priest. And Ahimelech came to meet David trembling, and said to him, Why are thou alone, and no man with thee?
And he inquired of LORD for him, and gave him food, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.