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1 Samuel 21:1, NLT

1 Samuel 21

David Runs from Saul

1*21:1 Verses 21:1-15 are numbered 21:2-16 in Hebrew text.David went to the town of Nob to see Ahimelech the priest. Ahimelech trembled when he saw him. “Why are you alone?” he asked. “Why is no one with you?”