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.
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.
10 And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.
11 And the servants of Achish said unto him, [Is] not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
12 And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
13 And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.
14 Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore [then] have ye brought him to me?
15 Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this [fellow] to play the mad man in my presence? shall this [fellow] come into my house?
Versículos relacionados com 1 Samuel, 21:
1 Samuel 21 tells how David runs away from Saul and goes in search of help from priest Aimelech. The chapter addresses topics such as escape, persecution, lies, sacrifice and confidence in God.
Psalm 31:2-3: "Include your ears to me, deliver me quickly; Be my firm rock, a very strong house that saves me. For you are my rock and my fortress; because of your name, Guide me and head me. " This verse highlights David's confidence in God, who seeks protection in the midst of the persecution of Saul.
Proverbs 12:19: "The Veraz lip remains forever, but the lying language lasts only a moment." This verse talks about the importance of honesty and truth, values that David violates lying to aimeleque about his mission and his entourage.
Leviticus 24:9: "And it shall be from Aaron and his children, and they will eat him in the holy place; for it is very holy for him, of the manjars that burn to the Lord. Perpetual statute will be." This verse talks about the law of the bread of the proposition, which David asks for Aimelech and is violated when David eats sacred breads intended only for priests.
Psalm 56:13: For thou hast delivered my soul of death; shall not free my life from my feet, that I may walk before God in the light of the living? " This verse highlights David's gratitude for being protected by God, who delivered him from death on several occasions.
Psalm 22:22-23: "Then I will announce your name to my brothers, sing praise you in the middle of the congregation. You who fear the Lord, praise him; all you, descendants of Jacob, glorify him; I feared him all you, the descent of Israel. " This verse highlights the importance of worship and praise to God, which is what David does by seeking shelter in a sanctuary and offering sacrifices to God.
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