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1 Samuel 30:7

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Then David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the ephod.” So Abiathar brought it to him,

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David.

KJV

And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech’s son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David.

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This verse in 1 Samuel 30

Commentary

6 notes on this verse
Abiathar had continued to abide with David, ever since he joined him at Keilah 1Sa 23:6. On inquiry of the Lord by the ephod, see Jdg 1:1 note. The answers were evidently given by the Word of the Lord in the mouth of the high priest (compare Joh 11:51).

This site's exposition

bring me hither the ephod

on 1 Samuel 30:7-8

David calls for the ephod and enquires at the LORD before he moves, the pattern that runs through both books at 23:2, 23:4, 23:9 and on into the next reign. Two chapters back Saul went to Endor because the LORD answered him not when he enquired; here Abiathar brings the ephod and the answer comes at once, pursue and thou shalt surely overtake them. Wesley reads the swiftness of the answer as God meeting a need that could not wait, against the slower word Saul once had at Keilah's gates.

The record, by era

The Medieval Church1 voice

A commentator

Bede

Commentary on Samuel · Written before 735.

proposed

And Abiathar applied the ephod to David, etc. Those things which His saints do by the inspiration of the Lord, He Himself is said to do according to the manner of the Scriptures, since He aids them to do it; just as it is also …

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

A commentator

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

The ephod - And put it upon thyself, that thou mayst inquire of God according to his ordinance, David was sensible of his former error in neglecting to ask counsel of God by the ephod, when he came to Achish, and when he went out with Achish to the Battle; and his necessity now brings him to his duty, and his duty meets with success.
And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son,....

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

Bring me hither the ephod - It seems as if David had put on the ephod, and inquired of the Lord for himself; but it is more likely that he caused Abiathar to do it.

The words behind it

17 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he said

    vaiyomerH559 →5305 times

  • דָּוִ֗דDavid

    davidH1732 →999 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • אֶבְיָתָ֤רAbiathar

    ʾevyatarH54 →30 times

  • הַכֹּהֵן֙the priest

    hakohenH3548 →750 times

  • בֶּן־[the] son of

    ben-H1121 →4930 times

  • אֲחִימֶ֔לֶךְAhimelech

    ʾachimelekhH288 →16 times

  • הַגִּֽישָׁה־bring near !

    hagishah-H5066 →125 times

  • נָּ֥אplease

    na'H4994 →404 times

  • לִ֖יto <the> me

    li

  • הָאֵפֹ֑דthe ephod

    haefodH646 →49 times

  • וַיַּגֵּ֧שׁand he brought near

    vaiyageshH5066 →125 times

  • אֶבְיָתָ֛רAbiathar

    ʾevyatarH54 →30 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • הָאֵפֹ֖דthe ephod

    haefodH646 →49 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • דָּוִֽד׃David

    davidH1732 →999 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

8 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

1 Samuel 22:20But one of the sons of Ahimelech son of Ahitub escaped. His name was Abiathar, and he fled to David.5 works1 Samuel 23:9When David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod.”5 works1 Kings 2:26Then the king said to Abiathar the priest, “Go back to your fields in Anathoth. Even though you deserve to die, I will not put you to death at this time, since you carried the ark of the Lord GOD before my father David, and you suffered through all that my father suffered.”3 works1 Samuel 23:2–9So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go and attack these Philistines?” And the LORD said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah.”2 worksMark 2:26During the high priesthood of Abiathar, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which was lawful only for the priests. And he gave some to his companions as well.”2 worksExodus 28:4These are the garments that they shall make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. They are to make these holy garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so that they may serve Me as priests.2 works
The other 2 cross-references, with their words ▾
Hosea 3:4For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol.2 worksNumbers 27:21He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the judgment of the Urim. At his command, he and all the Israelites with him—the entire congregation—will go out and come in.”2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Mark 2:26

    During the high priesthood of Abiathar, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which was lawful only for the priests. And he gave some to his companions as well.”

    it leads to

    • 2 Samuel 8:17

      Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was the scribe;

    • 1 Samuel 21:1

      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?”

    • Leviticus 24:5–9

      You are also to take fine flour and bake twelve loaves, using two-tenths of an ephah for each loaf,

    • 1 Chronicles 24:6

      The scribe, Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded their names in the presence of the king and of the officers: Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the heads of families of…

  • Through

    1 Kings 2:26

    Then the king said to Abiathar the priest, “Go back to your fields in Anathoth. Even though you deserve to die, I will not put you to death at this time, since you carried…

    it leads to

    • Joshua 21:18

      Anathoth, and Almon—four cities, together with their pasturelands.

    • 1 Samuel 22:20–23

      But one of the sons of Ahimelech son of Ahitub escaped. His name was Abiathar, and he fled to David.

    • 2 Samuel 15:24–29

      Zadok was also there, and all the Levites with him were carrying the ark of the covenant of God. And they set down the ark of God, and Abiathar offered sacrifices until the people…

    • Jeremiah 1:1

      These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests in Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin.

About 1 Samuel

David Slays Goliath, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
David Slays Goliath, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
1 Samuel: the study guide →Read 1 Samuel 30 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Bede, Commentary on Samuel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament.

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