1 Samuel 21:9 meaning and explanation
The priest replied, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here; it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want, you may take it. For there is no other but this one.” And David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.”
1 Samuel 21:9, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
David is on the run from Saul and has come to Ahimelech the priest at Nob, asking for bread and a weapon. The priest answers that the only sword on hand is Goliath's, kept wrapped in cloth behind the ephod, the priestly garment used to seek God's will.
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