1 Samuel 22:11

11 So King Saul sent for the priest Ahimelech and all his relatives, who were also priests in Nob, and they came to him.

1 Samuel 22:11 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 22:11

Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of
Ahitub
Sent messengers to him, and summoned him to appear before him: and all his father's house;
the family of Eli, which God had threatened to destroy, and now the time was hastening on: the priests that [were] in Nob;
in which dwelt none but priests, at least these were the chief of the inhabitants, and therefore called the city of the priests, ( 1 Samuel 22:19 ) ; and they came all of them to the king;
not being conscious of any evil they had committed, or that could be charged upon them; or otherwise they would not have appeared, but would have fled to David for protection.

1 Samuel 22:11 In-Context

9 Doeg was standing there with Saul's officers, and he said, "I saw David when he went to Ahimelech son of Ahitub in Nob.

10 Ahimelech asked the Lord what David should do, and then he gave David some food and the sword of Goliath the Philistine."

11 So King Saul sent for the priest Ahimelech and all his relatives, who were also priests in Nob, and they came to him.

12 Saul said to Ahimelech, "Listen, Ahimelech!" "At your service, sir," he answered.

13 Saul asked him, "Why are you and David plotting against me? Why did you give him some food and a sword, and consult God for him? Now he has turned against me and is waiting for a chance to kill me!"