David

• A town in the territory of Benjamin (Neh. 11:32), 2 miles northeast of Jerusalem (Is. 10:32) and within sight of the city, likely on Mount Scopus, just north of the Mount of Olives.

• 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

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They formed the nucleus of a group that eventually became known as David’s mighty men. In fact, Achish gave David the city of Ziklag, which became David’s headquarters during the days when Saul pursued him.

sonality Profile: Ahimelech

hometown of Gibeah.

A Painful Memory

22:20–23 David felt personally responsible for the death of Ahimelech and the other priests of Nob (1 Sam. He felt a grief that may have never left him. Part of his reaction was to compose Psalm 52, which should be read in conjunction with 1 Sam.

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. He was the grandson of Ahimelech of Nob. But later the two men became allies.

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