◄ 1 Samuel 23:9 ►
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Good News Translation
When David heard that Saul was planning to attack him, he said to the priest Abiathar, "Bring the ephod here."

New Revised Standard Version
When David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him, he said to the priest Abiathar, “Bring the ephod here.”

Contemporary English Version
David heard about Saul's plan to capture him, and he told Abiathar, "Let's ask God what we should do."

New American Bible
When David found out that Saul was planning to harm him, he said to the priest Abiathar, “Bring the ephod here.”

Douay-Rheims Bible
Now when David understood that Saul secretly prepared evil against him, he said to Abiathar, the priest: Bring hither the ephod.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Now when David understood that Saul secretly prepared evil against him, he said to Abiathar, the priest: Bring hither the ephod.

Context
Saul Pursues David
…8And Saul commanded all the people to go down to fight against Ceila, and to besiege David and his men. 9Now when David understood that Saul secretly prepared evil against him, he said to Abiathar, the priest: Bring hither the ephod.10And David said: O Lord God of Israel, thy servant hath heard a report, that Saul designeth to come to Ceila, to destroy the city for my sake:…
Cross References
1 Samuel 14:18
And Saul said to Achias: Bring the ark of the Lord. (For the ark of God was there that day with the children of Israel.)

1 Samuel 22:20
But one of the sons of Achimelech, the son of Achitob, whose name was Abiathar, escaped, and fled to David,

1 Samuel 23:6
Now at that time, when Abiathar, the son of Achimelech, fled to David, to Ceila, he came down, having an ephod with him.

1 Samuel 23:8
And Saul commanded all the people to go down to fight against Ceila, and to besiege David and his men.

1 Samuel 23:10
And David said: O Lord God of Israel, thy servant hath heard a report, that Saul designeth to come to Ceila, to destroy the city for my sake:

1 Samuel 30:7
And he said to Abiathar, the priest, the son of Achimelech: Bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought the ephod to David.

1 Kings 2:26
And the king said also to Abiathar, the priest: Go to Anathoth, to thy lands, for indeed thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou didst carry the ark of the Lord God before David, my father, and hast endured trouble in all the troubles my father endured.

Hosea 3:4
For the children of Israel shall sit many days without king, and without prince, and without sacrifice, and without altar, and without ephod, and without theraphim.

1 Samuel 23:8
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