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Then cameDavid to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?
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And Davidsaid unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no manknow any thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed my servants to such and such a place.
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And the priestansweredDavid, and said, There is no commonbread under mine hand, but there ishallowedbread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women.
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And Davidanswered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truthwomen have been kept from us about these threedays, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a mannercommon, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel.
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So the priestgave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the shewbread*, that was taken from before the LORD, to puthotbread in the day when it was taken away.