9Now when David understood, that Saul secretly prepared evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest: Bring hither the ephod.


In Context

6 Now at that time, when Abiathar the son of Achimelech fled to David to Ceila, he came down having an ephod with him.

7 And it was told Saul that David was come to Ceila: and Saul said: The Lord hath delivered him into my hands, and he is shut up, being come into a city, that hath gates and bars.

8 And Saul commanded all the people to go down to fight against Ceila, and to besiege David, and his men.

9 Now when David understood, that Saul secretly prepared evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest: Bring hither the ephod.

10 And David said: O Lord God of Israel, thy servant hath heard a report, that Saul designeth to come to Ceila, to destroy the city for my sake:

11 Will the men of Ceila deliver me into his hands? and will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O Lord God of Israel, tell thy servant. And the Lord said: He will come down.

1 Samuel 23:9 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

23:9When David learned that Saul was plotting against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, "Bring the ephod."

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:9And David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:9And David knew that Saul was devising mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:9And when David knew that Saul devised mischief against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring the ephod.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:9And David knew that Saul devised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:9And David knew that Saul secretly plotted mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:9David knew that Saul was devising mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, |Bring the ephod here.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:9And David knoweth that against him Saul is devising the evil, and saith unto Abiathar the priest, 'Bring nigh the ephod.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:9And David knew that Saul secretly practiced mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring here the ephod.