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1 Samuel 21

1 David fleeth to Nob to Ahimélech the Priest. 6 He getteth of him the showbread to satisfie his hungre. 7 Doég Sauls servant was present. 10 David fleeth to King Achish, 13 And there faineth him selfe mad.
1.aThen came David to Nob, to Ahimélech the Priest, and Ahimélech was astonyed at the meting of David, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?
2.And David said to Ahimélech the Priest, The bKing hathe commanded me a certeine thing, and hathe said unto me, Let no man knowe whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee, and I have appointed my servants to suche and suche places.
3.Now therefore if thou hast oght under thine hand, give me five cakes of bread, or what commeth to hand.
4.And the Priest answered David, & said, There is no commune bread under mine hand, but here is *halowed bread, if the yong men have kept them selves, at least from cwomen.
5.David then answered the Priest, & said unto him, Certeinly women have bene separate from us these two or thre dayes since I came out: & the dvessels of the yong men were holy, thogh the way were prophane, and how muche more then shal every one ebe sanctified this day in the vessel?
6.So the Priest gave him halowed bread: for there was no bread there, save the shewbread that was taken from before the Lord, to put hote bread there, the day that it was taken away.
7.(And there was the same day one of the servants of Saúl fabiding before the Lord, named Doég the Edomite, the ^chiefest of Saúl herdemen)
8.And David said unto Ahimélech, Is there not here under thine hand a speare or a sworde? for I have nether broght my sworde nor mine ^haines with me, because the Kings busines required haste.
9.And the Priest said, The sworde of Goliáth the Philistím, whome thou slewest in the *valley of Eláh, beholde, it is wrapt in a clothe behinde the gEphôd: if thou wilt take that to thee, take it: for there is none other save that here, and David said, There is none to that, give it me.
10.And David arose and fled the same day from the hpresence of Saúl, and went to Achísh the King of Gath.
11.And the servants of Achísh said unto him, Is not this David the *King of the land? did they not sing unto him in dances, saying, *Saúl hathe slaine his thousand, and David his ten thousand?
12.And David ^considered these wordes, & was sore afraid of Achísh the King of Gath.
13.And he changed his behaivour before them, and fained him selfe mad in their hands, and iscrabled on the dores of the gate, and let his spetle fall downe upon his bearde.
14.Then said Achísh unto his servants, Lo, ye se the man is beside him selfe, wherefore have ye broght him to me?
15.Have I nede of mad men, that ye have broght this fellowe to play the mad man in my presence? kshal he come into mine house?

Notes

1-a.
Where the Ark then was, to ask counsel of the Lord.
2-b.
These infirmities that we see in the saints of God, teach us that none has his justice in himself, but receives it of God’s mercy. 8
4-*.
Exod. 25.30, Lev. 24.5, Mat. 12.3.
4-c.
If they have not companied with their wives.
5-d.
That is, their bodies.
5-e.
Shalbe more careful to keep his vessel holy, when he shall have eaten of this holy food?
7-^.
Or, master of them that keep Saul’s cattle.
7-f.
Tarrying to worship before the Ark.
8-^.
Other weapons.
9-*.
Chap. 17.2.
9-g.
Behind that place, where the high Priest’s garment lay.
10-h.
That is, out of Saul’s dominion.
11-*.
Chap. 17.9.
11-*-1.
Chap. 18.7 and 29.5, Eccles 47.7.
12-^.
Ebr., put these words in his heart.
13-i.
By making marks and toys.
15-k.
Is he mete to be in a King’s house?