1 Samuel 21:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 Samuel 21:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 21:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 21:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.’”
1 Samuel 21:2 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 21:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know anything of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed the young men to such and such a place. ”
1 Samuel 21:2 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 21:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And David saith to Ahimelech the priest, `The king hath commanded me a matter, and he saith unto me, Let no man know anything of the matter about which I am sending thee, and which I have commanded thee; and the young men I have caused to know at such and such a place;”
1 Samuel 21:2 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 21:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And David said to Ahimelech the priest, The king has commanded me a business, and has said to me, Let no man know anything of the business whereon I send thee, and what I have commanded thee; and I have directed the young men to such and such a place. ”
1 Samuel 21:2 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 21:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Dauid saide to Ahimelech the Priest, The King hath commanded mee a certaine thing, and hath sayd vnto me, Let no man know whereabout I sende thee, and what I haue commanded thee: and I haue appointed my seruants to such and such places.”
1 Samuel 21:2 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 21:2 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.
4 And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women.
What Does 1 Samuel 21:2 Mean?
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