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1 Samuel 21:2

And David comes to Nomba to Abimelech the priest: and Abimelech was amazed at meeting him, and said to him, Why art thou alone, and nobody with thee?

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

1And David arose and departed, and Jonathan went into the city.

3And David said to the priest, The king gave me a command to-day, and said to me, Let no one know the matter on which I send thee, and concerning which I have charged thee: and I have charged my servants to be in the place that is called, + 21:3 This is another instance of double translation, מקוצ suggesting probably both the idea of place and faithfulness.The faithfulness of God, + 21:3 Phellani maemoni, a corruption of פלכי אלמבי.phellani maemoni.

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Cross References

Genesis 27:20And Isaac said to his son, What is this which thou hast quickly found? And he said, That which the Lord thy God presented before me.

1 Samuel 19:17And Saul said to Melchol, Why hast thou thus deceived me, and suffered my enemy to depart, and he has escaped? and Melchol said to Saul, He said, Let me go, and if not, I will slay thee.

1 Samuel 22:22And David said to Abiathar, I knew it in that day, that Doec the Syrian would surely tell Saul: I am guilty of the + 22:22 Gr. souls or lives.death of the house of thy father.

Isaiah 10:32Exhort ye them to-day to remain in the way: exhort ye beckoning with the hand the mountain, the daughter of Sion, even ye hills that are in Jerusalem.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 21:2-10

David Obtains the Show-Bread; David Gets the Sword of Goliath. ( b. c. 1057.) 1 Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee? 2 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. 3 Now therefore… Read the whole commentary →

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