1 Samuel 21:7-9

Living Bible

⁷ (Incidentally, Doeg the Edomite, Saul’s chief herdsman, was there at that time for ceremonial purification.^[a])

⁸ David asked Ahimelech if he had a spear or sword he could use. “The king’s business required such haste, and I left in such a rush that I came away without a weapon!” David explained.

⁹ “Well,” the priest replied, “I have the sword of Goliath, the Philistine—the fellow you killed in the valley of Elah. It is wrapped in a cloth in the clothes closet.^[b] Take that if you want it, for there is nothing else here.”

“Just the thing!” David replied. “Give it to me!”