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So the priest gave him consecrated bread because no bread was there except the Bread of the Presence that had been removed from the Lord’s presence and replaced with hot bread on the day it was taken away.

Now, Doeg the Edomite, one of Saul’s officials,[a] was there that day, detained in the Lord’s presence. He was the chief of Saul’s shepherds.

David Takes Goliath’s Sword

David told Ahimelech, “Is there no spear or sword available[b] here? I took neither my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s mission is urgent.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 21:7 Or servants
  2. 1 Samuel 21:8 Lit. under your control