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1 Samuel 21:8-10
GOD’S WORD Translation
1 Samuel 21:8-10
GOD’S WORD Translation
8 David asked Ahimelech, “Don’t you have a spear or a sword here? I didn’t take either my spear or any other weapon because the king’s business was urgent.”
9 The chief priest answered, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Elah Valley, is here. It is wrapped in a cloth behind the priestly ephod.[a] If you want to take it, take it. There’s no other weapon here.”
David said, “There’s none like it. Let me have the sword.”
David at Gath
10 That day David left. He was ⌞still⌟ fleeing from Saul when he came to King Achish of Gath.
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- 21:9 Ephod is a technical term for a part of the priest’s clothes. Its exact usage and shape are unknown.
1 Samuel 21:8-10
New International Version
1 Samuel 21:8-10
New International Version
8 David asked Ahimelek, “Don’t you have a spear or a sword here? I haven’t brought my sword or any other weapon, because the king’s mission was urgent.”
9 The priest replied, “The sword(A) of Goliath(B) the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah,(C) 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.”
David at Gath
10 That day David fled from Saul and went(D) to Achish king of Gath.
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