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1 Samuel 23:9

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And David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.

And David {H1732} knew {H3045} that Saul {H7586} secretly practised {H2790} mischief {H7451} against him; and he said {H559} to Abiathar {H54} the priest {H3548}, Bring hither {H5066} the ephod {H646}.

David knew that Sha'ul was plotting something against him, so he told Avyatar the cohen, "Bring the ritual vest here."

When David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod.”

And David knew that Saul was devising mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.

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Cross-References

  • 1 Samuel 30:7 (5 votes)

    ¶ And 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 23:6 (4 votes)

    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.

  • Numbers 27:21 (3 votes)

    And 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.

  • 1 Samuel 14:18 (2 votes)

    And Saul said unto Ahiah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was at that time with the children of Israel.

  • 1 Samuel 22:20 (2 votes)

    ¶ And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.

  • Acts 14:6 (2 votes)

    They were ware of [it], and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about:

  • Jeremiah 33:3 (2 votes)

    Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.