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1 Samuel 21:7-9
GOD’S WORD Translation
1 Samuel 21:7-9
GOD’S WORD Translation
7 That same day one of Saul’s servants who was obligated to stay in the Lord’s presence was there. His name was Doeg. A foreman for Saul’s shepherds, he was from Edom.
8 David asked Ahimelech, “Don’t you have a spear or a sword here? I didn’t take either my spear or any other weapon because the king’s business was urgent.”
9 The chief priest answered, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Elah Valley, is here. It is wrapped in a cloth behind the priestly ephod.[a] If you want to take it, take it. There’s no other weapon here.”
David said, “There’s none like it. Let me have the sword.”
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- 21:9 Ephod is a technical term for a part of the priest’s clothes. Its exact usage and shape are unknown.
GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
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