1Sa 21:9 | TNotes | STEP | 21:9 The sword of Goliath , which David used to decapitate the giant (17:51 ), had been taken as war spoils, as had Goliath’s head (17:54 ). • The ephod mentioned here might not have been the priestly garment of the same name; some passages give the impression that an ephod could also be a statue (Judg 8:27 ; 18:17 ).

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‏ 1 Samuel 21:9

21:9 ^a The sword of Goliath, which David used to decapitate the giant (17:51 ^b), had been taken as war spoils, as had Goliath’s head (17:54 ^c).

• The ephod mentioned here might not have been the priestly garment of the same name; some passages give the impression that an ephod could also be a statue (Judg 8:27 ^d; 18:17 ^e).