1 Samuel 21:1
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And David came to Nobe, to Achimelech, the priest and Achimelech was astonished at David's coming. And he said to him: Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?

1 Samuel 22:19 And Nobe, the city of the priests, he smote with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and ox, and ass, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.

Nehemiah 11:32 At Anathoth, Nob, Anania,

Isaiah 10:32 It is yet day enough, to remain in Nobe: he shall shake his hand against the mountain of the daughter of Sion, the hill of Jerusalem.

to Ahimelech

1 Samuel 14:3 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.

called Ahiah

1 Samuel 22:9-19 And Doeg, the Edomite, who stood by, and was the chief among the servants of Saul, answering, said: I saw the son of Isai, in Nobe, with Achimelech, the son of Achitob, the priest. . . .

called also Abiathar

Mark 2:26 How he went into the house of God, under Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the loaves of proposition, which was not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave to them who were with him?

afraid

1 Samuel 16:4 Then Samuel did as the Lord had said to him. And he came to Bethlehem, and the ancients of the city wondered, and meeting him, they said: Is thy coming hither peaceable?

Context
David Takes the Consecrated Bread
1And David came to Nobe, to Achimelech, the priest and Achimelech was astonished at David's coming. And he said to him: Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?2And David said to Achimelech, the priest: The king hath commanded me a business, and said: Let no man know the thing for which thou art sent by me, and what manner of commands I have given thee: and I have appointed my servants to such and such a place.…
Cross References
Mark 2:26
How he went into the house of God, under Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the loaves of proposition, which was not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave to them who were with him?

1 Samuel 16:4
Then Samuel did as the Lord had said to him. And he came to Bethlehem, and the ancients of the city wondered, and meeting him, they said: Is thy coming hither peaceable?

1 Samuel 22:9
And Doeg, the Edomite, who stood by, and was the chief among the servants of Saul, answering, said: I saw the son of Isai, in Nobe, with Achimelech, the son of Achitob, the priest.

1 Samuel 22:19
And Nobe, the city of the priests, he smote with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and ox, and ass, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.

Nehemiah 11:32
At Anathoth, Nob, Anania,

Isaiah 10:32
It is yet day enough, to remain in Nobe: he shall shake his hand against the mountain of the daughter of Sion, the hill of Jerusalem.

Lexicon
Then David
דָוִד֙ (ḏā·wiḏ)
0
Strong's Hebrew 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

came
וַיָּבֹ֤א (way·yā·ḇō)
0
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

to Nob,
נֹ֔בֶה (nō·ḇeh)
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Strong's Hebrew 5011: Nob -- a priestly city, perhaps also a place North of Jerusalem

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
0
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

Ahimelech
אֲחִימֶ֖לֶךְ (’ă·ḥî·me·leḵ)
0
Strong's Hebrew 288: Ahimelech -- 'brother of a king', an Israelite name, also a Hittite name

the priest.
הַכֹּהֵ֑ן (hak·kō·hên)
0
Strong's Hebrew 3548: Priest

And when Ahimelech
אֲחִימֶ֜לֶךְ (’ă·ḥî·me·leḵ)
0
Strong's Hebrew 288: Ahimelech -- 'brother of a king', an Israelite name, also a Hittite name

met
לִקְרַ֣את (liq·raṯ)
0
Strong's Hebrew 7122: To encounter, befall

David,
דָּוִ֗ד (dā·wiḏ)
0
Strong's Hebrew 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

he trembled
וַיֶּחֱרַ֨ד (way·ye·ḥĕ·raḏ)
0
Strong's Hebrew 2729: To shudder with terror, to fear, to hasten

and asked
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

him,
לוֹ֙ (lōw)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

“Why [are]
מַדּ֤וּעַ (mad·dū·a‘)
Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4069: Why? for what reason?

you
אַתָּה֙ (’at·tāh)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

alone?
לְבַדֶּ֔ךָ (lə·ḇad·de·ḵā)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 905: Separation, a part of the body, branch of a, tree, bar for, carrying, chief of

Why is
וְאִ֖ישׁ (wə·’îš)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

no one
אֵ֥ין (’ên)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

with you?”
אִתָּֽךְ׃ (’it·tāḵ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among


Additional Translations
Then David came to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest. And when Ahimelech met David, he trembled and asked him, “Why are you alone? Why is no one with you?”Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said to him, Why are you alone, and no man with you?

Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech came to meet David trembling, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?

And David comes to Nomba to Abimelech the priest: and Abimelech was amazed at meeting him, and said to him, Why art thou alone, and nobody with thee?

And David came to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest; and Ahimelech trembled at meeting David, and said to him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?

Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech came to meet David trembling, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?

Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said to him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?

Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest. Ahimelech came to meet David trembling, and said to him, "Why are you alone, and no man with you?"

And David cometh in to Nob, unto Ahimelech the priest, and Ahimelech trembleth at meeting David, and saith to him, 'Wherefore art thou thyself alone, and no man with thee?'
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