1 Samuel 23:9 - Printer Friendly

ESV: David knew that Saul was plotting harm against him. And he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod here.”

NIV: When David learned that Saul was plotting against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, 'Bring the ephod.'

NASB: But David knew that Saul was plotting evil against him; so he said to Abiathar the priest, 'Bring the ephod here.'

CSB: When David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him, he said to the priest Abiathar, "Bring the ephod."

NLT: But David learned of Saul’s plan and told Abiathar the priest to bring the ephod and ask the Lord what he should do.

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

NKJV: When David knew that Saul plotted evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod here.”

First Samuel introduces the key figures who led Israel after the era of the judges. The books of 1 and 2 Samuel were originally part of a single text, split in certain translations shortly before the birth of Christ. Some of the Bible’s most famous characters are depicted in this book. These including the prophet Samuel, Israel’s first king, Saul, her greatest king, David, and other famous names such as Goliath and Jonathan. By the end of this book, Saul has fallen; the book of 2 Samuel begins with David’s ascension to the throne.

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