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So the priest gave David the holy bread from the presence of God because there was no other. Each day the holy bread was replaced with hot bread.

One of Saul’s servants happened to be there that day. He had been held there before the Lord. He was Doeg the Edomite, the chief of Saul’s shepherds.

David asked Ahimelech, “Do you have a spear or sword here? The king’s business was very important, so I left without my sword or any other weapon.”

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