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When Ahimelech’s son Abiathar fled to David at Keilah, Abiathar brought a priestly ephod [a] with him.

When Saul was told that David went to Keilah, Saul said, “God has delivered him into my hands. He has trapped himself by going into a city which has ⌞a gate with⌟ a double door ⌞held shut by⌟ a bar.” So Saul called together all the troops to go to war and blockade Keilah, where David and his men were.

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Footnotes

  1. 23:6 Ephod   is a technical term for a part of the priest’s clothes. Its exact usage and shape are unknown.

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