But onesonof Ahimelechthe sonof Ahitub,namedAbiathar,escapedand fledafterDavid.
Now behold,Zadokalso[came], and allthe Leviteswith him carryingthe arkof the covenantof God.And they setdownthe arkof God,and Abiatharcameup untilallthe peoplehad finishedpassingfrom the city.
and Shevawas scribe,and Zadokand Abiatharwere priests;
He had conferredwith Joabthe sonof Zeruiahand with Abiatharthe priest;and followingAdonijahthey helpedhim.
Then Davidcalledfor Zadokand Abiatharthe priests,and for the Levites,for Uriel,Asaiah,Joel,Shemaiah,Elieland Amminadab,
and Zadokthe sonof Ahituband Abimelechthe sonof Abiathar[were] priests,and Shavsha[was] secretary;
and behold,a greatwindcamefrom acrossthe wildernessand struckthe fourcornersof the house,and it fellon the youngpeopleand they died,and I alonehave escapedto tellyou."
and Ahijah,the sonof Ahitub,Ichabod'sbrother,the sonof Phinehas,the sonof Eli,the priestof the LORDat Shiloh,was wearingan ephod.And the peopledid not knowthat Jonathanhad gone.
Yet I will not cutoffeverymanof yours from My altarso that your eyeswill fail[from weeping] and your soulgrieve,and allthe increaseof your housewill diein the primeof life.
AbiathartoldDavidthat Saulhad killedthe priestsof the LORD.
Now it cameabout, when Abiatharthe sonof Ahimelechfledto Davidat Keilah,[that] he camedown[with] an ephodin his hand.
Now Davidknewthat Saulwas plottingevilagainsthim; so he saidto Abiatharthe priest,"Bringthe ephodhere."
Then Davidsaidto Abiatharthe priest,the sonof Ahimelech,"Pleasebringme the ephod."So Abiatharbroughtthe ephodto David.
Now a manof Benjaminranfrom the battlelineand cameto Shilohthe samedaywith his clothestornand duston his head.