⁷ Then ^(A)David said to ^(B)Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Please bring the ephod near to me.” So Abiathar brought the ephod near to David.

^8 (A)And David asked of Yahweh, saying, “^(B)Shall I pursue this band? Shall I overtake them?” And He said to him, “Pursue, for you will surely overtake them, ^(C)and you will surely deliver all.”