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David Takes Consecrated Bread

1 Then David° came° to aNob° to Ahimelech° the priest°; and Ahimelech° bcame° trembling° to meet° David° and said° to him, “Why° are you alone° and no° one° with you?” 2 David° said° to Ahimelech° the priest°, “The king° has commissioned° me with a matter° and has said° to me, ‘aLet no° one° know° anything° about the matter° on which° I am sending° you and with which° I have commissioned° you; and I have directed° the young° men° to a certain°° place°.’ 3 Now° therefore, what° Ido you have° on hand°? Give° IIme five° loaves of bread°, or° whatever can be found°.” 4 The priest° answered° David° and said°, “There° is no° ordinary° bread° Ion hand°, but there° is aconsecrated° bread°; if° only° the young° men° have bkept° themselves from women°.” 5 David° answered° the priest° and said° to him, “aSurely°° women° have been kept° from us as previously°° when I set° out and the bvessels° of the young° men° were holy°, though it was an ordinary° journey°; how° much°° more°° then today° will Itheir vessels° [be holy]?” 6 So athe priest° gave° him consecrated° [bread]; for there was no° bread° there° but the bbread° of the Presence° which was removed° from before° the LORD°, in order to put° hot° bread° [in its place] when° it was taken° away.

[1] a1S 22:19; Ne 11:32; Is 10:32 b1S 16:4
[2] aPs 141:3
[3] ILit is under your hand? IILit in my hand
[4] ILit under my hand aEx 25:30; Lv 24:5-9; Mt 12:4 bEx 19:15
[5] ILit it be holy in the vessel aEx 19:14, 15 b1Th 4:4
[6] aMt 12:3, 4; Lk 6:3, 4 bLv 24:5-9

7 ¶ Now one° of the servants° of Saul° was there° that day°, detained° before° the LORD°; and his name° was aDoeg° the Edomite°, the bchief° of Saul’s° shepherds°.

[7] a1S 14:47; 22:9; Ps 52: title b1Ch 27:29, 31

8 ¶ David° said° to Ahimelech°, “Now is there° not a spear° or° a sword° Ion hand°? For I brought° neither°° my sword° nor° my weapons° IIwith me, because° the king’s° matter° was urgent°.” 9 Then the priest° said°, “aThe sword° of Goliath° the Philistine°, whom° you Ikilled° bin the valley° of Elah°, behold°, it is wrapped° in a cloth° behind° the ephod°; if° you would take° it for yourself, take° [it]. For there° is no° other° except° it here°.” And David° said°, “There° is none° like° it; give° it to me.”

[8] ILit under your hand IILit in my hand
[9] ILit smote a1S 17:51, 54 b1S 17:2

10 ¶ Then David° arose° and fled° that day° from Saul°, and went° to aAchish° king° of Gath°. 11 But the aservants° of Achish° said° to him, “Is this° not David° the king° of the land°? bDid they not sing° of this° one° as they danced°, saying°,
  ‘Saul° has slain° his thousands°,
  And David° his ten° thousands°’?”
12 David° atook° these° words° Ito heart° and greatly° feared° Achish° king° of Gath°. 13 So he adisguised° his sanity° before° them, and acted° insanely° in their hands°, and scribbled° on the doors° of the gate°, and let his saliva° run° down° into his beard°. 14 Then Achish° said° to his servants°, “Behold°, you see° the man° behaving° as a madman°. Why° do you bring° him to me? 15 Do I lack° madmen°, that you have brought° this° one° to act° the madman° in my presence°? Shall this° one° come° into my house°?”

[10] aPs 34: title
[11] aPs 56: title b1S 18:7; 29:5
[12] ILit in his aLk 2:19
[13] aPs 34: title


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David at Nob obtaineth of Ahimelech hallowed bread.

1 ¶ Then cameºª Davidº to Nobº to² Ahimelechº the priest:º and Ahimelechº was afraidºª at the meetingºª of David,º and saidºª unto him, Why² [art] thou² alone,² and no² manº with² thee? 2 And Davidº saidºª unto Ahimelechº the priest,º The kingº hath commandedºª me a business,º and hath saidºª unto² me, Let no² manº knowºª any thingº of² the businessº whereabout² I² sendºª thee, and what² I have commandedºª thee: and I have appointedºª [my] servantsº to² suchº and suchº a place.º 3 Now² therefore what² isº under² thine hand?º giveºª [me] fiveº [loaves of] breadº in mine hand,º or² what there is present.ºª 4 And the priestº answeredºª² David,º and said,ºª [There is] no² commonº breadº under²² mine hand,º but²² there isº hallowedº bread;º if² the young menº have kept¹ª themselves² at leastº from women.º² 5 And Davidº answeredºª² the priest,º and saidºª unto him, Of²² a truth¹ womenº [have been] keptºª from us about these threeº days,º since I came out,ºª and the vesselsº of the young menº are holy,º and [the bread is] in a mannerº common,º yea,² though² it were sanctifiedºª this dayº in the vessel.º 6 So the priestº gaveºª him hallowedº [bread]: for² there was² no² breadº there² but²² the shewbread,ºº that was takenºª from beforeº² the LORD,º to putºª hotº breadº in the dayº when it was taken away.ºª

[1] 1S 14:3; 16:4; 22:9, 19; Ne 11:32; Is 10:32; Mk 2:26.
[2] Gn 27:20, 24; 1S 19:17; 22:22; 1K 13:18; Ps 119:29; Ga 2:12; Col 3:9.
[3] Jg 9:29; 1S 21:4; Is 3:6.
[4] Ex 19:15; 25:30; Lv 24:5; 1S 21:6; Zc 7:3; Mt 12:3; 1Co 7:5.
[5] Lv 8:26; 24:9; Ac 9:15; 1Th 4:3; 2Ti 2:20; 1P 3:17.
[6] Lv 24:5; Mt 12:3; Mk 2:25; Lk 6:3.

Doeg was present.

7 Now a certain manº of the servantsº² of Saulº [was] there² that² day,º detainedºª beforeº the LORD;º and his nameº [was] Doeg,º an Edomite,º the chiefestº of the herdmenºª that² [belonged] to Saul.º

[7] Gn 13:7; 26:20; 1S 11:5; 22:9; 1Ch 27:29; 2Ch 26:10; Ps 52:1; Jr 7:9; Ezk 33:31; Am 8:5; Mt 15:8; Ac 21:26.

David taketh Goliath's sword.

8 ¶ And Davidº saidºª unto Ahimelech,º And is thereº notº here² under² thine handº spearº or² sword?º for² I have neither²² broughtºª my swordº nor² my weaponsº with² me,¹ because² the king'sº businessº requiredºª haste.ºª 9 And the priestº said,ºª The swordº of Goliathº the Philistine,º whom² thou slewestºª in the valleyº of Elah,º behold,² it² [is here] wrappedºª in a clothº behindº the ephod:º if² thou wilt takeºª that, takeºª [it]: for² [there is] no² otherº saveº that here.º And Davidº said,ºª [There is] none² like that; giveºª it me.

[9] Ex 28:6; 1S 17:2, 50, 51; 31:10.

David at Gath feigneth himself mad.

10 ¶ And Davidº arose,ºª and fledºª that² dayº for fear¹ of²² Saul,º and wentºª to² Achishº the kingº of Gath.º 11 And the servantsº of Achishº saidºª unto² him, [Is] not² this² Davidº the kingº of the land?º did they not² sing¹ª one to another² of himº in dances,º saying,ºª Saulº hath slainºª his thousands,º and Davidº his ten thousands?º 12 And Davidº laid upºª² these² wordsº in his heart,º and was soreº afraidºª ofº² Achishº the kingº of Gath.º 13 And he changedºª² his behaviourº beforeº them, and feigned himself madºª in their hands,º and scrabbledºª on² the doorsº of the gate,º and let his spittleº fall downºª upon² his beard.º 14 Then saidºª Achishº unto² his servants,º Lo,² ye seeºª the manº is mad:ºª wherefore² [then] have ye broughtºª him to² me? 15 Have I² needº of mad men,ºª that² ye have broughtºª² this² [fellow] to play the mad manºª in my presence?² shall this² [fellow] comeºª into² my house?º

[10] 1S 7:14; 17:52; 27:1, 2; 1K 19:3; 2Ch 11:8; Ps 34:1; Jr 26:21; Mi 1:14.
[11] 1S 16:1; 18:7; 29:5; Ps 56:1.
[12] Gn 12:11; 26:7; 1S 21:10; Ps 34:4; 56:3; 119:11; Lk 2:19, 51.
[13] Ps 34:1; Pv 29:25; Ec 7:7.
[14] Ec 7:7.


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