I Samuel 21 (kjv)

Then came^H935 David^H1732 to Nob^H5011 to Ahimelech^H288 the priest^H3548: and Ahimelech^H288 was afraid^H2729 at the meeting^H7125 of David^H1732, and said^H559 unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man^H376 with thee?²And David^H1732 said^H559 unto Ahimelech^H288 the priest^H3548, The king^H4428 hath commanded^H6680 me a business^H1697, and hath said^H559 unto me, Let no man^H376 know^H3045 any thing^H3972 of the business^H1697 whereabout I send^H7971 thee, and what I have commanded^H6680 thee: and I have appointed^H3045 my servants^H5288 to such^H6423 and such^H492 a place^H4725.³Now therefore what is^H3426 under thine hand^H3027? give^H5414 me five^H2568 loaves of bread^H3899 in mine hand^H3027, or what there is present^H4672.⁴And the priest^H3548 answered^H6030 David^H1732, and said^H559, There is no common^H2455 bread^H3899 under mine hand^H3027, but there is^H3426 hallowed^H6944 bread^H3899; if the young men^H5288 have kept^H8104 themselves at least^H389 from women^H802.⁵And David^H1732 answered^H6030 the priest^H3548, and said^H559 unto him, Of a truth^H518 women^H802 have been kept^H6113 from us about these three^H8032 days^H8543, since I came out^H3318, and the vessels^H3627 of the young men^H5288 are holy^H6944, and the bread is in a manner^H1870 common^H2455, yea, though it were sanctified^H6942 this day^H3117 in the vessel^H3627.⁶So the priest^H3548 gave^H5414 him hallowed^H6944 bread: for there was no bread^H3899 there but the shewbread^{H3899 H6440}, that was taken^H5493 from before^H6440 the LORD^H3068, to put^H7760 hot^H2527 bread^H3899 in the day^H3117 when it was taken away^H3947.

⁷Now a certain man^H376 of the servants^H5650 of Saul^H7586 was there that day^H3117, detained^H6113 before^H6440 the LORD^H3068; and his name^H8034 was Doeg^H1673, an Edomite^H130, the chiefest^H47 of the herdmen^H7462 that belonged to Saul^H7586.

⁸And David^H1732 said^H559 unto Ahimelech^H288, And is there^H3426 not^H371 here under thine hand^H3027 spear^H2595 or sword^H2719? for I have neither brought^H3947 my sword^H2719 nor my weapons^H3627 with me^H3027, because the king's^H4428 business^H1697 required^H1961 haste^H5169.⁹And the priest^H3548 said^H559, The sword^H2719 of Goliath^H1555 the Philistine^H6430, whom thou slewest^H5221 in the valley^H6010 of Elah^H425, behold, it is here wrapped^H3874 in a cloth^H8071 behind^H310 the ephod^H646: if thou wilt take^H3947 that, take^H3947 it: for there is no other^H312 save^H2108 that here^H2088. And David^H1732 said^H559, There is none like that; give^H5414 it me.

¹⁰And David^H1732 arose^H6965, and fled^H1272 that day^H3117 for fear^H6440 of Saul^H7586, and went^H935 to Achish^H397 the king^H4428 of Gath^H1661.¹¹And the servants^H5650 of Achish^H397 said^H559 unto him, Is not this David^H1732 the king^H4428 of the land^H776? did they not sing^H6030 one to another of him^H2088 in dances^H4246, saying^H559, Saul^H7586 hath slain^H5221 his thousands^H505, and David^H1732 his ten thousands^H7233?¹²And David^H1732 laid up^H7760 these words^H1697 in his heart^H3824, and was sore^H3966 afraid^H3372 of^H6440 Achish^H397 the king^H4428 of Gath^H1661.¹³And he changed^H8138 his behaviour^H2940 before^H5869 them, and feigned himself mad^H1984 in their hands^H3027, and scrabbled^H8427 on the doors^H1817 of the gate^H8179, and let his spittle^H7388 fall down^H3381 upon his beard^H2206.¹⁴Then said^H559 Achish^H397 unto his servants^H5650, Lo, ye see^H7200 the man^H376 is mad^H7696: wherefore then have ye brought^H935 him to me?¹⁵Have I need^H2638 of mad men^H7696, that ye have brought^H935 this fellow to play the mad man^H7696 in my presence? shall this fellow come^H935 into my house^H1004?