1Sam.21.1
Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?
1Sam.21.1
David went on his way and Jonathan returned to town. David went to Nob, to Ahimelech the Priest. Ahimelech was alarmed as he went out to greet David: "What are you doing here all by yourself--and not a soul with you?"
1Sam.21.1
David went to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest. Ahimelech trembled when he met him, and asked, "Why are you alone? Why is no one with you?"
1Sam.21.1
Now David came to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest. And Ahimelech was afraid when he met David, and said to him, "Why are you alone, and no one is with you?"
1Sam.21.1
David went to the city of Nob to see Ahimelech the priest. Ahimelech trembled when he saw him. "Why are you alone?" he asked. "Why is no one with you?"
1Sam.21.2
And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know any thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed my servants to such and such a place.
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David answered Ahimelech the Priest, "The king sent me on a mission and gave strict orders: "This is top secret--not a word of this to a soul.' I've arranged to meet up with my men in a certain place.
1Sam.21.2
David answered Ahimelech the priest, "The king charged me with a certain matter and said to me, 'No one is to know anything about your mission and your instructions.' As for my men, I have told them to meet me at a certain place.
1Sam.21.2
So David said to Ahimelech the priest, "The king has ordered me on some business, and said to me, "Do not let anyone know anything about the business on which I send you, or what I have commanded you.' And I have directed my young men to such and such a place.
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"The king has sent me on a private matter," David said. "He told me not to tell anyone why I am here. I have told my men where to meet me later.
1Sam.21.3
Now therefore what is under thine hand? give me five loaves of bread in mine hand, or what there is present.
1Sam.21.3
Now, what's there here to eat? Do you have five loaves of bread? Give me whatever you can scrounge up!"
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Now then, what do you have on hand? Give me five loaves of bread, or whatever you can find."
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Now therefore, what have you on hand? Give me five loaves of bread in my hand, or whatever can be found."
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Now, what is there to eat? Give me five loaves of bread or anything else you have."
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And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women.
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"I don't have any regular bread on hand," said the priest. "I only have holy bread. If your men have not slept with women recently, it's yours."
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But the priest answered David, "I don't have any ordinary bread on hand; however, there is some consecrated bread here-provided the men have kept themselves from women."
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And the priest answered David and said, "There is no common bread on hand; but there is holy bread, if the young men have at least kept themselves from women."
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"We don't have any regular bread," the priest replied. "But there is the holy bread, which I guess you can have if your young men have not slept with any women recently."
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And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel.
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David said, "None of us has touched a woman. I always do it this way when I'm on a mission: My men abstain from sex. Even when it is an ordinary mission we do that--how much more on this holy mission."
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David replied, "Indeed women have been kept from us, as usual whenever I set out. The men's things are holy even on missions that are not holy. How much more so today!"
1Sam.21.5
Then David answered the priest, and said to him, "Truly, women have been kept from us about three days since I came out. And the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in effect common, even though it was consecrated in the vessel this day."
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"Don't worry," David replied. "I never allow my men to be with women when they are on a campaign. And since they stay clean even on ordinary trips, how much more on this one!"
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So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the shewbread, that was taken from before the LORD, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.
1Sam.21.6
So the priest gave them the holy bread. It was the only bread he had, Bread of the Presence that had been removed from GOD's presence and replaced by fresh bread at the same time.
1Sam.21.6
So the priest gave him the consecrated bread, since there was no bread there except the bread of the Presence that had been removed from before the LORD and replaced by hot bread on the day it was taken away.
1Sam.21.6
So the priest gave him holy bread; for there was no bread there but the showbread which had been taken from before the LORD, in order to put hot bread in its place on the day when it was taken away.
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So, since there was no other food available, the priest gave him the holy bread--the Bread of the Presence that was placed before the LORD in the Tabernacle. It had just been replaced that day with fresh bread.
1Sam.21.7
Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul.
1Sam.21.7
One of Saul's officials was present that day keeping a religious vow. His name was Doeg the Edomite. He was chief of Saul's shepherds.
1Sam.21.7
Now one of Saul's servants was there that day, detained before the LORD; he was Doeg the Edomite, Saul's head shepherd.
1Sam.21.7
Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD. And his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chief of the herdsmen who belonged to Saul.
1Sam.21.7
Now Doeg the Edomite, Saul's chief herdsman, was there that day for ceremonial purification.
1Sam.21.8
And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business required haste.
1Sam.21.8
David asked Ahimelech, "Do you have a spear or sword of any kind around here? I didn't have a chance to grab my weapons. The king's mission was urgent and I left in a hurry."
1Sam.21.8
David asked Ahimelech, "Don't you have a spear or a sword here? I haven't brought my sword or any other weapon, because the king's business was urgent."
1Sam.21.8
And David said to Ahimelech, "Is there not here on hand a spear or a sword? For I have brought neither my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business required haste."
1Sam.21.8
David asked Ahimelech, "Do you have a spear or sword? The king's business was so urgent that I didn't even have time to grab a weapon!"
1Sam.21.9
And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.
1Sam.21.9
The priest said, "The sword of Goliath, the Philistine you killed at Oak Valley--that's here! It's behind the Ephod wrapped in a cloth. If you want it, take it. There's nothing else here."
1Sam.21.9
The priest replied, "The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here; it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want it, take it; there is no sword here but that one." David said, "There is none like it; give it to me."
1Sam.21.9
So the priest said, "The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, there it is, wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you will take that, take it. For there is no other except that one here." And David said, "There is none like it; give it to me."
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"I only have the sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the valley of Elah," the priest replied. "It is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. Take that if you want it, for there is nothing else here.There is nothing like it!" David replied. "Give it to me!"
1Sam.21.10
And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.
1Sam.21.10
"Oh," said David, "there's no sword like that! Give it to me!" And at that, David shot out of there, running for his life from Saul. He went to Achish, king of Gath.
1Sam.21.10
That day David fled from Saul and went to Achish king of Gath.
1Sam.21.10
Then David arose and fled that day from before Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.
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So David escaped from Saul and went to King Achish of Gath.
1Sam.21.11
And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
1Sam.21.11
When the servants of Achish saw him, they said, "Can this be David, the famous David? Is this the one they sing of at their dances? Saul kills by the thousand, David by the ten thousand!"
1Sam.21.11
But the servants of Achish said to him, "Isn't this David, the king of the land? Isn't he the one they sing about in their dances: "'Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands'?"
1Sam.21.11
And the servants of Achish said to him, "Is this not David the king of the land? Did they not sing of him to one another in dances, saying: "Saul has slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands'?"
1Sam.21.11
But Achish's officers weren't happy about his being there. "Isn't this David, the king of the land?" they asked. "Isn't he the one the people honor with dances, singing, `Saul has killed his thousands, and David his ten thousands'?"
1Sam.21.12
And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
1Sam.21.12
When David realized that he had been recognized, he panicked, fearing the worst from Achish, king of Gath.
1Sam.21.12
David took these words to heart and was very much afraid of Achish king of Gath.
1Sam.21.12
Now David took these words to heart, and was very much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
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David heard these comments and was afraid of what King Achish might do to him.
1Sam.21.13
And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.
1Sam.21.13
So right there, while they were looking at him, he pretended to go crazy, pounding his head on the city gate and foaming at the mouth, spit dripping from his beard.
1Sam.21.13
So he pretended to be insane in their presence; and while he was in their hands he acted like a madman, making marks on the doors of the gate and letting saliva run down his beard.
1Sam.21.13
So he changed his behavior before them, pretended madness in their hands, scratched on the doors of the gate, and let his saliva fall down on his beard.
1Sam.21.13
So he pretended to be insane, scratching on doors and drooling down his beard.
1Sam.21.14
Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?
1Sam.21.14
Achish took one look at him and said to his servants, "Can't you see he's crazy? Why did you let him in here?
1Sam.21.14
Achish said to his servants, "Look at the man! He is insane! Why bring him to me?
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Then Achish said to his servants, "Look, you see the man is insane. Why have you brought him to me?
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Finally, King Achish said to his men, "Must you bring me a madman?
1Sam.21.15
Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?
1Sam.21.15
Don't you think I have enough crazy people to put up with as it is without adding another? Get him out of here!"
1Sam.21.15
Am I so short of madmen that you have to bring this fellow here to carry on like this in front of me? Must this man come into my house?"
1Sam.21.15
Have I need of madmen, that you have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? Shall this fellow come into my house?"
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We already have enough of them around here! Why should I let someone like this be my guest?"
