^{1 2} And he arose and went; but Jonathan^◦ came into the city. And David came to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest; and Ahimelech was·​·frightened to meet David, and said to him, Why art thou^◦ alone, and no man^◦ with^◦ thee?

¹⁷ And he said unto^▵ him, Fear not; for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou^◦ shalt be·​·king over Israel, and I^▵ shall be second unto thee, and that also Saul my father knows.