And David said unto Abiathar, I knew it that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul: I have caused the death of all the persons of your father's house.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
House. Literally, "I am guilty "(Haydock)
"Good people acknowledge a fault, where there is none. "(St. Gregory)
David was aware of the malicious temper of Doeg, but he could not prevent its evil effects, as he had applied to the high priest without perceiving that he was there. (Haydock)
He received Abiathar at Ceila, which he had protected against the Philistines, chap. xxiii.