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


In Context

6 It happened, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand.

7 It was told Saul that David had come to Keilah. Saul said, |God has delivered him into my hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that has gates and bars.|

8 Saul summoned all the people to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.

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

10 Then David said, |O Yahweh, the God of Israel, your servant has surely heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.

11 Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? Yahweh, the God of Israel, I beg you, tell your servant.| Yahweh 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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:9Now when David understood, that Saul secretly prepared evil against him, 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 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.