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five loaves give into my hand, or that which is found.’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/21-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>And the priest answereth David, and saith, ‘There is no common bread under my hand, but there is holy bread; if the youths have been kept only from women.’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/21-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And David answereth the priest, and saith to him, ‘Surely, if women have been restrained from us as heretofore in my going out, then the vessels of the young men are holy, and it [is] a common way: and also, surely to-day it is sanctified in the vessel.’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/21-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And the priest giveth to him the holy thing, for there was no bread there except the bread of the Presence which is turned aside from the presence of Jehovah to put hot bread in the day of its being taken away.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/21-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>And there [is] a man of the servants of Saul on that day detained before Jehovah, and his name [is] Doeg the Edomite, chief of the shepherds whom Saul hath.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/21-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>And David saith to Ahimelech, ‘And is there not here under thy hand spear or sword? for neither my sword nor my vessels have I taken in my hand, for the matter of the king was urgent.’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/21-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>And the priest saith, ‘The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou didst smite in the valley of Elah, lo, it is wrapt in a garment behind the ephod, if it thou dost take to thyself, take; for there is none other save it in this [place].’ And David saith, ‘There is none like it — give it to me.’</p> <a name="10" id="10"></a><p class="hdg">David Flees to Gath<br /><p class="cross">(<a href="../psalms/34.htm">Psalm 34:1-22</a>; <a href="../psalms/52.htm">Psalm 52:1-9</a>; <a href="../psalms/56.htm">Psalm 56:1-13</a>)</p></p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/21-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>And David riseth and fleeth on that day from the face of Saul, and cometh in unto Achish king of Gath;</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/21-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>and the servants of Achish say unto him, ‘Is not this David king of the land? is it not of this one they sing in dances, saying, ‘Saul smote among his thousands, and David among his myriads?’</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/21-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>And David layeth these words in his heart, and is exceedingly afraid of the face of Achish king of Gath, <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/21-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>and changeth his behaviour before their eyes, and feigneth himself mad in their hand, and scribbleth on the doors of the gate, and letteth down his spittle unto his beard. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/21-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>And Achish saith unto his servants, ‘Lo, ye see a man acting as a madman; why do ye bring him in unto me? <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/21-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>A lack of madmen [have] I, that ye have brought in this one to act as a madman by me! doth this one come in unto my house?’</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Young's Literal Translation<br /><br /><a href="//bereanbible.com">Section Headings Courtesy BereanBible.com<br />© 2013, 2014 Used by Permission</a><span class="p"><br /><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../1_samuel/20.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 20"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 20" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../1_samuel/22.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 22"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 22" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpad/1_samuel/21-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe src="../sidemenu.htm" width="122" height="602" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /></div><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhpar.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>