1 Samuel 21:4

And the priest answered David, I have no common bread on hand, but there is yholy breadzif the young men have kept themselves from women.

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Exodus 25:30
And you shall set the bread of the Presence on the table before me regularly.

Leviticus 24:5
“You shall take fine flour and bake twelve loaves from it; two tenths of an ephah shall be in each loaf.

Matthew 12:3–4
He said to them, “Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him: how he entered the house of God and ate the bread of the Presence, which it was not lawful for him to eat nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests?

Mark 2:25–26
And he said to them, “Have you never read what David did, when he was in need and was hungry, he and those who were with him: how he entered the house of God, in the time of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the bread of the Presence, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to those who were with him?”

Luke 6:3–4
And Jesus answered them, “Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him: how he entered the house of God and took and ate the bread of the Presence, which is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to those with him?”

Exodus 19:15
And he said to the people, “Be ready for the third day; do not go near a woman.”


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