1 Samuel 21:6-8

Living Bible

⁶ So, since there was no other food available, the priest gave him the holy bread—the Bread of the Presence that was placed before the Lord in the Tabernacle. It had just been replaced that day with fresh bread.

⁷ (Incidentally, Doeg the Edomite, Saul’s chief herdsman, was there at that time for ceremonial purification.^[a])

⁸ David asked Ahimelech if he had a spear or sword he could use. “The king’s business required such haste, and I left in such a rush that I came away without a weapon!” David explained.