KJV King James Version
And David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.
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1 Samuel 23:9
And David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod.”
WEB World English Bible
David knew that Saul was devising mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod here.”
ASV American Standard Version
And David knew that Saul was devising mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And David knoweth that against him Saul is devising the evil, and saith unto Abiathar the priest, ‘Bring nigh the ephod.’
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 23
6 And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, [that] he came down [with] an ephod in his hand.
7 And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into mine hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars.
8 And Saul called all the people together to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.
9 And David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.
10 Then said David, O LORD God of Israel, thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.
11 Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O LORD God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And the LORD said, He will come down.
12 Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the LORD said, They will deliver [thee] up.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיֵּ֣דַעH3045 · ya.dato knowדָּוִ֔דH1732 · da.vidDavidכִּ֣יH3588 · kiforעָלָ֔יוH5921 · aluponשָׁא֖וּלH7586 · sha.ulSaulמַחֲרִ֣ישׁH2790 · cha.rashto plow/plotהָרָעָ֑הH7451 · rabad: harmfulוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙H559 · a.marto sayאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)אֶבְיָתָ֣רH54 · ev.ya.tarAbiatharהַכֹּהֵ֔ןH3548 · ko.henpriestהַגִּ֖ישָׁהH5066 · na.gashto approach: approachהָאֵפֽוֹד׃ סH646 · e.phodephod
Cross-references
1 Samuel 30:7And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech’s son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David.1 Samuel 23:6And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, [that] he came down [with] an ephod in his hand.Numbers 27:21And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask [counsel] for him after the judgment of Urim before the LORD: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, [both] he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation.Acts 14:6They were ware of [it], and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about:Jeremiah 33:3Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.Acts 9:24But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.Acts 23:16-18And when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul.Jeremiah 11:18-19And the LORD hath given me knowledge [of it], and I know [it]: then thou shewedst me their doings.1 Samuel 22:20And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.1 Samuel 14:18And Saul said unto Ahiah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was at that time with the children of Israel.
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