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David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, Please bring me here the ephod. Abiathar brought there the ephod to David.
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The Pivot to Prayer in Crisis
Commentators highlight that after a period of self-reliant decisions that led to disaster, David's immediate response to this new crisis is to seek God's guidance. Scholars suggest this calamity reminded David of his previous failure to consult the Lord. His call for the ephod represents a crucial pivot back to depending on God, especially when facing overwhelming circumstances.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Abiathar had continued to remain with David ever since he joined him at Keilah (1 Samuel 23:6). Regarding inquiring of the Lord by the …
19th Century
Anglican
Abiathar. —Abiathar had doubtless been with David, and he had joined him at Keilah. Through all his wanderings, however, we hear n…
Baptist
And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son, I pray you, bring me here the ephod. And Abiathar brought there the ephod to David.
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son The son of Ahimelech, who was slain at Nob by the order of Sa…
If in all our ways, even when, as in this case, there can be no doubt they are just, we acknowledge God, we may expect that He will direct our step…
