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1Sa 21:2 — And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know any thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed [my] servants to such and such a place.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

The king		"The whole of this is a gross falsehood; and which was attended with the most fatal consequences. It is well known that from all antiquity it was held no crime to tell a lie in order to save life. Thus Diphilon [Hypo lambano to pseudas epi sotevea legomenon, ouden peripoieisthai duscheres.] ""I hold it right to tell a lie for safety: nothing should be avoided to save life."" A heathen may say or sing thus: but no Christian can act thus and save his soul, though he may save his life. 1Sa 19:17; 1Sa 22:22; Gen 27:20,24; 1Ki 13:18; Psa 119:29; Gal 2:12; Col 3:9"

Correlating Passages

The king

	1Sa 19:17	And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He said unto me, Let me go; why should I kill thee?
	1Sa 22:22	And David said unto Abiathar, I knew [it] that day, when Doeg the Edomite [was] there, that he would surely tell Saul: I have occasioned [the death] of all the persons of thy father's house.
	Gen 27:20	And Isaac said unto his son, How [is it] that thou hast found [it] so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the LORD thy God brought [it] to me.
	Gen 27:24	And he said, [Art] thou my very son Esau? And he said, I [am].
	1Ki 13:18	He said unto him, I [am] a prophet also as thou [art]; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the LORD, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. [But] he lied unto him.
	Psa 119:29	Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously.
	Gal 2:12	For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision.
	Col 3:9	Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;

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Scott, Thomas. "1 Samuel 21:2," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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