And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand.
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Gill's Exposition
And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah,.... Either when he was there, or near the place:
that he came down with an ephod in his hand; not with a linen ephod…
Adam Clarke
Came down with an ephod - I think this verse should come immediately after Sa1 23:1 (note).
Now we find why the prophet Gad (by divine direction, no doubt) ordered David to go into the land of Judah, Sa1 22:5. It was that, since Saul neglected the public safety, he might take care of it,…
Cambridge Bible
fled to David to Keilah Since (a) it is implied by 1Sa 22:20 that Abiathar joined David before the expedition to Keilah: and (b) the inquiry in 1Sa 23:23; 1Sa 23:23implies the presence of the…
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