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# 1 Samuel 21 General Notes #
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#### Structure and formatting ####
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Some translations indent each line of poetry to make it easier to read. The ULB does this with the poetic song in 21:11.
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#### Special concepts in this chapter ####
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##### David and the chief priest #####
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David visits the chief priest and lies to him about being on a special mission for the king. He asks for food, weapons, and prayer. The chief priest gives him some sacred bread and Goliath's sword and prays for him.
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##### David and the king of Gath #####
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David flees to Gath. The advisers to the king tell him that David is almost the king of Israel. David becomes afraid of the king and pretends to be insane.
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#### Important figures of speech in this chapter ####
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##### Rhetorical questions #####
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The king of Gath's advisers use two rhetorical questions to warn him about how dangerous David could be: "Is not this David the king of the land? Did they not sing to one another about him in dances, 'Saul has killed his thousands, and David his ten thousands?'" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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## Links: ##
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* __[1 Samuel 21:01 Notes](./01.md)__
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__[<<](../20/intro.md) | [>>](../22/intro.md)__
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