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1 Samuel 21:2
And David said unto Ahimelech the priest—The king, hath charged me with a matter, and hath said unto me—Let, no man, know aught of the business on which I am sending thee, and with which I have charged thee,—But, unto the young men, have I appointed, such and such a place.
1 Samuel 21:2 · Rotherham Emphasised Bible
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1 Samuel 21:2 in other translations
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.
“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.
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.’
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In context
1 Then came David to Nob, unto Ahimelech, the priest,—and Ahimelech trembled when he met 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 charged me with a matter, and hath said unto me—Let, no man, know aught of the business on which I am sending thee, and with which I have charged thee,—But, unto the young men, have I appointed, such and such a place.
3 Now, therefore, what is there under thy hand? Five loaves, give thou into my hand,—or, whatever can be found.
4 And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under my hand,—but, hallowed bread, there is, if the young men have kept themselves, at least from women.
5 And David answered the priest and said to him—Of a truth, women, have been withheld from us, of late, through my coming out, and the wallets of the young men have become hallowed,—while [the bread], itself, is in a manner common, and the more so since, to-day, [there are other loaves] to be hallowed, in the vessel.
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