^{4 5} And the priest answered David and said, There is no common bread under my hand, but there·​·is the bread of holiness, if only^▵ the lads have kept themselves from women.

¹⁷ And he said unto^▵ him, Fear not; for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou^◦ shalt be·​·king over Israel, and I^▵ shall be second unto thee, and that also Saul my father knows.