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

⁷ David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, Please bring me here the ephod. Abiathar brought there the ephod to David.

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

²¹ He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him by the judgment of the Urim before Yahweh: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation.

¹⁶ But Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, and he came and entered into the barracks and told Paul.

¹⁷ Paul summoned one of the centurions, and said, "Bring this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to tell him."

¹⁸ So he took him, and brought him to the commanding officer, and said, "Paul, the prisoner, summoned me and asked me to bring this young man to you, who has something to tell you."

⁶ they became aware of it, and fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra, Derbe, and the surrounding region.

²⁴ but their plot became known to Saul. They watched the gates both day and night that they might kill him,

³ Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great things, and difficult, which you don't know.

¹⁸ Yahweh gave me knowledge of it, and I knew it: then you shown me their doings.

¹⁹ But I was like a gentle lamb that is led to the slaughter; and I didn't know that they had devised devices against me, [saying], Let us destroy the tree with the fruit of it, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.

²⁰ One of the sons of Ahimelech, the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.

¹⁸ Saul said to Ahijah, Bring here the ark of God. For the ark of God was [there] at that time with the children of Israel.