Verse 1

1 Samuel 21:1

American Standard Version

1 Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech came to meet David trembling, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יָּ֖קָם וַ/יֵּלַ֑ךְ וִ/יהוֹנָתָ֖ן בָּ֥א הָ/עִֽיר
English Translation
And he arose and went, and Jonathan came to the city.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 21 Context
1 Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech came to meet David trembling, and said...
2 And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto... Focus ↗
3 Now therefore what is under thy hand? give me five loaves of bread in my hand, or whatsoever there i... Focus ↗
4 And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under my hand, but there is holy b... Focus ↗
5 And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about thes... Focus ↗
6 So the priest gave him holy [bread]; for there was no bread there but the showbread, that was taken... Focus ↗
7 Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before Jehovah; and his name... Focus ↗
8 And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thy hand spear or sword? for I have neith... Focus ↗
9 And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the vale of Elah, beh... Focus ↗
10 And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath. Focus ↗
11 And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing... Focus ↗
12 And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath. Focus ↗
13 And he changed his behavior before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on th... Focus ↗
14 Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad; wherefore then have ye brought him to... Focus ↗
15 Do I lack madmen, that ye have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? shall this fel... Focus ↗
Verse Information
Book
1 Samuel
Chapter
Chapter 21 (15 verses)
Version
American Standard Version
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