1 Samuel 22:11

“Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, etc.] 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, (<092219>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.”

“The priests - Of the house of Eli, which God had threatened to cut off, Sa1 2:31. 1 Kings (1 Samuel) 22:14”

“sent to call: Rom 3:15 1 Kings (1 Samuel) 22:12”

“On receiving this information, Saul immediately summoned the priest Ahimelech and "all his father's house," i.e., the whole priesthood, to Nob, to answer for what they had done. To Saul's appeal, "Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, by giving him bread?" Ahimelech, who was not conscious of any such crime, since David had come to him with a false pretext, and the priest had probably but very little knowledge of what took place at court, replied both calmly and worthily ( Sa1 22:14): "And who of all thy servants is so faithful (proved, attested, as in Num 12:7) as David, and son-in-law of the king, and having access to thy private audience, and honoured in thy house?"…”