


1 Samuel 21:2
Bible Versions
And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know any thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed [my] servants to such and such a place.
And David {H1732} said {H559} unto Ahimelech {H288} the priest {H3548}, The king {H4428} hath commanded {H6680} me a business {H1697}, and hath said {H559} unto me, Let no man {H376} know {H3045} any thing {H3972} of the business {H1697} whereabout I send {H7971} thee, and what I have commanded {H6680} thee: and I have appointed {H3045} my servants {H5288} to such {H6423} and such {H492} a place {H4725}.
David said to Achimelekh the cohen, "The king has sent me on a mission and told me not to let anyone know its purpose or what I've been ordered to do. I've arranged a place where the guards are to meet me.
“The king has given me a mission,” David replied. “He told me no one is to know about the mission or charge. And I have directed my young men to meet me at a certain place.
And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know anything of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed the young men to such and such a place.
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