1 Samuel 21:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?”
1 Samuel 21:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 21:1 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 21:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then David came to Nob to Ahimelech the priest. Ahimelech came to meet David trembling, and said to him, “Why are you alone, and no man with you?””
1 Samuel 21:1 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 21:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech came to meet David trembling, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee? ”
1 Samuel 21:1 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 21:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And David cometh in to Nob, unto Ahimelech the priest, and Ahimelech trembleth at meeting David, and saith to him, `Wherefore <FI>art<Fi> thou thyself alone, and no man with thee?'”
1 Samuel 21:1 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 21:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And David came to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest; and Ahimelech trembled at meeting David, and said to him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee? ”
1 Samuel 21:1 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 21:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then came Dauid to Nob, to Ahimelech the Priest, and Ahimelech was astonied at the meeting of Dauid, and saide vnto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?”
1 Samuel 21:1 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 21:1 in Context — 1 Samuel 21
1 Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of 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 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.
3 Now therefore what is under thine hand? give me five loaves of bread in mine hand, or what there is present.
What Does 1 Samuel 21:1 Mean?
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