1 Samuel 21
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1 Samuel 21:1-9

1Then cameH935 David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech cameH935 to meet David trembling, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?

2And DavidH1732 saidH559 unto AhimelechH288 the priestH3548, The king hath commandedH559 meH413 a business, and hath saidH559 unto meH413, Let noH369 manH376 knowH854 anyH376 thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commandedH559 thee: and I have appointed the young menH376 to such and such a placeH935.

3Now therefore whatH834 is under thine hand? giveH6680 meH413 five loaves of bread in mine hand, or whatsoever there is present.

4And the priest answered DavidH3027, and said, There is noH4672 common breadH3899 underH8478 mineH8478 handH3027, but there is holy breadH3899; ifH176 only the young men have keptH5414 themselves from women.

5And DavidH1732 answeredH559 the priestH3548, and saidH559 unto him, Of a truth womenH802 have been keptH8104 from usH413 aboutH413 these three daysH369; When I cameH413 outH413, the vessels of the youngH5288 menH5288 were holyH6944, thoughH3588 it was but a commonH2455 journey; howH3588 muchH3027 moreH369 then today shall their vessels be holyH6944?

6SoH1961 the priestH3548 gaveH559 him holyH6944 bread: for there was noH518 bread there but the shewbread, that was takenH1961 from beforeH3117 the LORD, to putH3318 hot bread in the dayH3117 when it was takenH1961 awayH3318.

7NowH1961 a certain man of the servantsH8033 of Saul was there that dayH3117, detained beforeH6440 the LORDH3068; and his nameH518 was Doeg the Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that belongedH1961 to Saul.

8And DavidH3117 said unto Ahimelech, And is there notH6113 hereH8033 underH6440 thine hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with meH6440, becauseH834 the king’s business required haste.

9And the priest saidH559, The swordH2719 of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slowest in the vale of Elah, beholdH3808, it is hereH6311 wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: ifH3588 thou wilt takeH3947 that, takeH3947 it: for there is noH3808 otherH6311 save that hereH6311. And DavidH1732 saidH559, There is noneH3808 like that; giveH1961 it meH3947.

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Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain