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Selected Verse: 1 Samuel 30:7 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 1Sa 30:7 |
Strong Concordance |
And David [01732] said [0559] to Abiathar [054] the priest [03548], Ahimelech's [0288] son [01121], I pray thee, bring me hither [05066] the ephod [0646]. And Abiathar [054] brought [05066] thither the ephod [0646] to David [01732]. |
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King James |
And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Abiathar had continued to abide with David, ever since he joined him at Keilah Sa1 23:6. On inquiry of the Lord by the ephod, see Jdg 1:1 note. The answers were evidently given by the Word of the Lord in the mouth of the high priest (compare Joh 11:51). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| The ephod - And put it upon thyself, that thou mayst enquire of God according to his ordinance, David was sensible of his former error in neglecting to ask counsel of God by the ephod, when he came to Achish, and when he went out with Achish to the Battle; and his necessity now brings him to his duty, and his duty meets with success. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Bring me hither the ephod - It seems as if David had put on the ephod, and inquired of the Lord for himself; but it is more likely that he caused Abiathar to do it. |
51 And [1161] this [5124] spake he [2036] not [3756] of [575] himself [1438]: but [235] being [5607] high priest [749] that [1565] year [1763], he prophesied [4395] that [3754] Jesus [2424] should [3195] die [599] for that [5228] nation [1484];
1 Now after [0310] the death [04194] of Joshua [03091] it came to pass, that the children [01121] of Israel [03478] asked [07592] the LORD [03068], saying [0559], Who shall go up [05927] for us against the Canaanites [03669] first [08462], to fight [03898] against them?
6 And it came to pass, when Abiathar [054] the son [01121] of Ahimelech [0288] fled [01272] to David [01732] to Keilah [07084], that he came down [03381] with an ephod [0646] in his hand [03027].