David

* Known as "the city of the priests" (1 Sam. 22:19); they may have fled there after the capture of the ark and destruction of Shiloh (1 Sam. 4:11).

* Place at which David ate consecrated bread during his flight from Saul (21:1-6).

* Site of a massacre by Doeg the Edomite, an agent of Saul, who informed the king of the support that the city had given David and his men (22:16-19).

* Predicted by Isaiah to be a staging area for an Assyrian assault on Jerusalem (Is. 10:32).

* Rebuilt and inhabited after the Babylonian exile (Neh. 11:32).See map at 1 Sam. 19:18.

Jesus used David's treatment by the priests of Nob as an example to show that compassion is always g

David greatly grieved over this incident (22:20-23). Part of his reaction was to compose Psalm 52, which should be read in conjunction with 1 Sam. 22.

Occupation: Priest.Four Hundred Renegades

When Saul instructed his followers to cut down Ahimelech and eighty-four of his associates, he was showing his true colors as to his religious convictions and commitments. Up until that command, most in Israel followed him out of respect for his position as king, even if they disagreed with his policies.

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