1 Samuel 21:1 Then came935 David1732 to Nob5011 to Ahimelech288 the priest:3548 and Ahimelech288 was afraid2729 at the meeting7125 of David,1732 and said559 unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man376 with thee? cr 2 And David1732 said559 unto Ahimelech288 the priest,3548 The king4428 hath commanded6680 me a business,1697 and hath said559 unto me, Let no man376 know3045 any thing3972 of the business1697 whereabout I send7971 thee, and what I have commanded6680 thee: and I have appointed3045 my servants5288 to such6423 and such492 a place.4725 cr 3 Now therefore what is3426 under thine hand?3027 give5414 me five2568 loaves of bread3899 in mine hand,3027 or what there is present.4672{Heb. found} cr 4 And the priest3548 answered6030 David,1732 and said,559 There is no common2455 bread3899 under mine hand,3027 but there is3426 hallowed6944 bread;3899 if the young men5288 have kept8104 themselves at least389 from women.802 cr 5 And David1732 answered6030 the priest,3548 and said559 unto him, Of a truth518 women802 have been kept6113 from us about these three8032 days,8543 since I came out,3318 and the vessels3627 of the young men5288 are holy,6944 and the bread is in a manner1870 common,2455 yea, though it were sanctified6942 this day3117 in the vessel.3627{Or, especially when this day there is other sanctified in the vessel} cr 6 So the priest3548 gave5414 him hallowed6944 bread: for there was no bread3899 there but the shewbread,3899 6440 that was taken5493 from before6440 the LORD,3068 to put7760 hot2527 bread3899 in the day3117 when it was taken away.3947 cr 7 Now a certain man376 of the servants5650 of Saul7586 was there that day,3117 detained6113 before6440 the LORD;3068 and his name8034 was Doeg,1673 an Edomite,130 the chiefest47 of the herdmen7462 that belonged to Saul.7586 cr

1 Samuel 21:8 And David1732 said559 unto Ahimelech,288 And is there3426 not371 here under thine hand3027 spear2595 or sword?2719 for I have neither brought3947 my sword2719 nor my weapons3627 with me,3027 because the king's4428 business1697 required1961 haste.5169 cr 9 And the priest3548 said,559 The sword2719 of Goliath1555 the Philistine,6430 whom thou slewest5221 in the valley6010 of Elah,425 behold, it is here wrapped3874 in a cloth8071 behind310 the ephod:646 if thou wilt take3947 that, take3947 it: for there is no other312 save2108 that here.2088 And David1732 said,559 There is none like that; give5414 it me. cr

1 Samuel 21:10 And David1732 arose,6965 and fled1272 that day3117 for fear6440 of Saul,7586 and went935 to Achish397 the king4428 of Gath.1661 cr 11 And the servants5650 of Achish397 said559 unto him, Is not this David1732 the king4428 of the land?776 did they not sing6030 one to another of him2088 in dances,4246 saying,559 Saul7586 hath slain5221 his thousands,505 and David1732 his ten thousands?7233 cr 12 And David1732 laid up7760 these words1697 in his heart,3824 and was sore3966 afraid3372 of6440 Achish397 the king4428 of Gath.1661 cr 13 And he changed8138 his behaviour2940 before5869 them, and feigned himself mad1984 in their hands,3027 and scrabbled8427{Or, made marks} on the doors1817 of the gate,8179 and let his spittle7388 fall down3381 upon his beard.2206 cr 14 Then said559 Achish397 unto his servants,5650 Lo, ye see7200 the man376 is mad:7696{Or, playeth the mad man} wherefore then have ye brought935 him to me? cr 15 Have I need2638 of mad men,7696 that ye have brought935 this fellow to play the mad man7696 in my presence? shall this fellow come935 into my house?1004 cr