⁴ But the priest answered David, “I don’t have any ordinary bread^(A) on hand; however, there is some consecrated^(B) bread here—provided the men have kept^(C) themselves from women.”

¹² “As surely as the Lord your God lives,” she replied, “I don’t have any bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little olive oil^(A) in a jug. I am gathering a few sticks to take home and make a meal for myself and my son, that we may eat it—and die.”

³⁶ He said to them, “But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don’t have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one.

¹³ “‘I will surely strike my hands^(A) together at the unjust gain^(B) you have made and at the blood^(C) you have shed in your midst.^(D)

⁸ I gave your master’s house to you,^(A) and your master’s wives into your arms. I gave you all Israel and Judah. And if all this had been too little, I would have given you even more.