David: The Fugitive Years

David runs to the town of Nob and finds Ahimelech the priest. The old man's hands shake. Why are you alone? David lies to stay safe. I need food! The priest gives him holy bread from Yahweh's table. I need a weapon! The priest brings out Goliath's own sword. But a man named Doeg watches from the...

Terrible news reaches David. Doeg told Saul everything about the priest at Nob. That man's tongue cut like a sharp blade. David's heart burns with anger and grief. He writes a song: Why do you boast about the evil you do? Yahweh will pull you out of the ground like a dead plant. But I am like a...

David runs to Gath, a city of his enemies. But the king's servants know who he is. That is David! they whisper. They sing the songs about his battles. David's heart pounds. He is trapped. So he acts like a man who has lost his mind. He scratches at the doors. He lets water drip down his beard. The...

1 Sam 21:1