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1 Samuel 23:9

And David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.

KJV

Quod cum David rescisset quia præpararet ei Saul clam malum, dixit ad Abiathar sacerdotem : Applica ephod.

Vulgate

καὶ ἔγνω Δαυεὶδ ὅτι οὐ παρασιωπᾷ Σαοὺλ περὶ αὐτοῦ τὴν κακίαν, καὶ εἶπεν Δαυεὶδ πρὸς Ἀβιαθὰρ τὸν ἱερέα Προσάγαγε τὸ ἐφοὺδ Κυρίου.

LXX

And David knew that Saul was devising mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.

ASV

וַ/יֵּ֣דַע דָּוִ֔ד כִּ֣י עָלָ֔י/ו שָׁא֖וּל מַחֲרִ֣ישׁ הָ/רָעָ֑ה וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אֶל אֶבְיָתָ֣ר הַ/כֹּהֵ֔ן הַגִּ֖ישָׁ/ה הָ/אֵפֽוֹד

Hebrew

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People SaulDavidAbiathar

In the original Hebrew

13 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֵפֹ֖ד
'pd
noun · 49×
אֶבְיָתָ֖ר
'bytr
proper_noun · 30×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
דָּוִ֔ד
dvd
proper_noun · 1067×
ה
h
verb · 124×
חֹ֣רְשֵׁי
chrshy
verb · 72×
יָדְע֖וּ
yd'v
verb · 944×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
כֹּהֵ֔ן
khn
noun · 747×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
רָ֑ע
r'
verb · 664×
שָׁא֔וּל
sh'vl
proper_noun · 404×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 13:3 — And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we enquired not at it in the days of Saul.
  • 1Sam 14:37 — And Saul asked counsel of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into the hand of Israel? But he answered him not that day.
  • 1Sam 22:20 — And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.
  • 1Sam 23:2 — Therefore David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.
  • 1Sam 23:6 — And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand.
  • 1Sam 30:7 — And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech’s son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David.
  • 2Chr 18:4 — And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day.
  • 2Sam 2:1 — And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he
  • Exod 28:30 — And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron’s heart, when he goeth in before the LORD: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of
  • Hos 3:4 — For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim:
  • John 11:51 — And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;
  • Josh 9:14 — And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD.
  • Judg 1:1 — Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?
  • Num 27:21 — And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him after the judgment of Urim before the LORD: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and
  • Prov 24:2 — For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
  • Ps 7:16 — His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.