1 Samuel 21:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the Lord; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul.”

1 Samuel 21:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 21:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 21:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before Yahweh; and his name was Doeg the Edomite, the best of the herdsmen who belonged to Saul.”

1 Samuel 21:7 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 21:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before Jehovah; and his name was Doeg the Edomite, the chiefest of the herdsmen that belonged to Saul. ”

1 Samuel 21:7 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 21:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And there <FI>is<Fi> a man of the servants of Saul on that day detained before Jehovah, and his name <FI>is<Fi> Doeg the Edomite, chief of the shepherds whom Saul hath.”

1 Samuel 21:7 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 21:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“(Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before Jehovah; and his name was Doeg, the Edomite, chief of the shepherds that [belonged] to Saul.) ”

1 Samuel 21:7 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 21:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“(And there was the same day one of the seruants of Saul abiding before the Lord, named Doeg the Edomite, the chiefest of Sauls heardmen)”

1 Samuel 21:7 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 21:7 in Context — 1 Samuel 21

5 And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel.

6 So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the shewbread, that was taken from before the Lord, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.

7 Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the Lord; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul.

8 And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s business required haste.

9 And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.

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What Does 1 Samuel 21:7 Mean?

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