kjv 1Samuel:21:7-15 SEEK
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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 .
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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 .
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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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And David arose ,
and fled that day for fear of Saul ,
and went to Achish the king of Gath .
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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 ?
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And David laid up these words in his heart ,
and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath .
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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 .
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Then said Achish unto his servants ,
Lo ,
ye see the man is mad :
wherefore then have ye brought him to me ?
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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 ?