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1 Samuel 21:2

AhimelechDavid
Truth and honestyFear

1 Then David came to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest. And when Ahimelech met David, he trembled and asked him, “Why are you alone? Why is no one with you?”

“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.

3 Now then, what do you have on hand? Give me five loaves of bread, or whatever can be found.”

4 “There is no common bread on hand,” the priest replied, “but there is some consecrated bread—provided that the young men have kept themselves from women.”

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BSB
“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.
KJV
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.
WEB
David said to Ahimelech the priest, “The king has commanded me to do something, and has said to me, ‘Let no one know anything about the business about which I send you, and what I have commanded you. I have sent the young men to a certain place.’
ASV
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.
DARBY
And David said to Ahimelech the priest, The king has commanded me a business, and has said to me, Let no man know anything of the business whereon I send thee, and what I have commanded thee; and I have directed the young men to such and such a place.
BLB
And David said to Ahimelech the priest, “The king has ordered me on some business and said to me, ‘No man is to know anything about the business on which I send you, and about which I have commanded you.’ And I have directed the young men to such and such a place.
ÅB
David svarte presten Akimelek: Kongen har gitt meg et ærend å utføre; han sa til meg: Ingen må få vite noe om det ærend jeg sender deg i, og som jeg har gitt deg å utføre. Og mine menn har jeg satt stevne på det og det sted.
OTB
David sa til presten Ahimelek: "Kongen har gitt meg et oppdrag og sagt til meg: 'La ingen få vite noe om saken jeg sender deg med, og som jeg har gitt deg i oppdrag.' Og jeg har sendt de unge mennene til et bestemt sted.
B1930
David svarte presten Akimelek: Kongen har gitt mig et ærend å utføre; han sa til mig: Ingen må få vite noget om det ærend jeg sender dig i, og som jeg har gitt dig å utføre. Og mine menn har jeg satt stevne på det og det sted.

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Cross references

  • Colossians 3:9

    Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices,

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  • Galatians 2:12

    For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself, for fear of those in the circumcision group.

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  • 1 Samuel 22:22

    Then David said to Abiathar, “I knew that Doeg the Edomite was there that day, and that he was sure to tell Saul. I myself am responsible for the lives of everyone in your father’s house.

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  • 1 Samuel 19:17

    And Saul said to Michal, “Why did you deceive me like this? You sent my enemy away and he has escaped!” Michal replied, “He said to me, ‘Help me get away, or I will kill you!’”

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  • 1 Kings 13:18

    Then the prophet replied, “I too am a prophet like you, and an angel spoke to me by the word of the LORD, saying, ‘Bring him back with you to your house, so that he may eat bread and drink water.’” The old prophet was lying to him,

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  • Genesis 27:20

    But Isaac asked his son, “How did you ever find it so quickly, my son?” “Because the LORD your God brought it to me,” he replied.

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  • Genesis 27:24

    Again he asked, “Are you really my son Esau?” And he replied, “I am.”

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