I am using the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.

Today, I am reading and commenting on 1 Samuel 21-24.

I think that I have commented on this previously, but I always find it interesting that when David was fleeing King Saul and went to see the priest Ahimelech, the priest was frightened to see that David was by himself.  This suggests two things.  First, it suggests that King Saul sent men out to kill people he had decided were a threat to his power, and second that Ahimelech thought that David was one of those King Saul sometimes sent.  I am pretty confident that the first part of that was true: King Saul sent out men to kill those he had decided were a threat to his power.  Further, it seems likely that Ahimelech believed that some of those killed in that manner had no idea why King Saul wanted them dead.  I always find it enlightening to realize that such totalitarian behaviors go so far back into history.  We even have an informant who rats out Ahimelech to the king for aiding David when he thought David was still a trusted aid to King Saul.  Finally, we see Saul turning to a foreign mercenary to carry out orders his native supporters were unwilling to follow.