◄ 1 Samuel 23:6 ►
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Good News Translation
When Abiathar son of Ahimelech escaped and joined David in Keilah, he took the ephod with him.

New Revised Standard Version
When Abiathar son of Ahimelech fled to David at Keilah, he came down with an ephod in his hand.

New American Bible
Abiathar, son of Ahimelech, who had fled to David, went down with David to Keilah, taking the ephod with him.

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

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

when Abiathar

1 Samuel 22:20 But one of the sons of Achimelech, the son of Achitob, whose name was Abiathar, escaped, and fled to David,

an ephod

1 Samuel 14:3,18,36,37 And Achias, the son of Achitob, brother of Ichabod the son of Phinees, the son of Heli, the priest of the Lord in Silo, wore the ephod. And the people knew not whither Jonathan was gone. . . .

Exodus 28:30,31 And thou shalt put in the rational of judgment doctrine and truth, which shall be on Aaron's breast, when he shall go in before the Lord: and he shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel on his breast, in the sight of the Lord always. . . .

Context
David Delivers Keilah
…5David, therefore, and his men, went to Ceila, and fought against the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and made a great slaughter of them: and David saved the inhabitants of Ceila. 6Now at that time, when Abiathar, the son of Achimelech, fled to David, to Ceila, he came down, having an ephod with him.
Cross References
1 Samuel 22:20
But one of the sons of Achimelech, the son of Achitob, whose name was Abiathar, escaped, and fled to David,

1 Samuel 23:2
Therefore David consulted the Lord, saying: Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the Lord said to David: Go, and thou shalt smite the Philistines, and shalt save Ceila.

1 Samuel 23:5
David, therefore, and his men, went to Ceila, and fought against the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and made a great slaughter of them: and David saved the inhabitants of Ceila.

1 Samuel 23:7
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.

1 Samuel 23:9
Now when David understood that Saul secretly prepared evil against him, he said to Abiathar, the priest: Bring hither the ephod.

1 Samuel 30:7
And he said to Abiathar, the priest, the son of Achimelech: Bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought the ephod to David.

1 Kings 2:26
And the king said also to Abiathar, the priest: Go to Anathoth, to thy lands, for indeed thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou didst carry the ark of the Lord God before David, my father, and hast endured trouble in all the troubles my father endured.

1 Samuel 23:5
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