1 Samuel 21:4

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And the priest answered David, There is no common bread on hand, but there is hallowed bread–if the young men have kept themselves at least from women.

Cross References

Exodus 19:15

And he said to the people, Be ready by the day after tomorrow; do not go near a woman.

Exodus 25:30

And you shall set the showbread (the bread of the Presence) on the table before Me always. [John 6:58.]

Leviticus 15:18

The woman also with whom a man with emission of semen shall lie, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until evening.

Zechariah 7:3

And to speak to the priests of the house of the Lord of hosts and to the prophets, saying, [Now that I am returned from exile] should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself as I have done these so many years [in Babylon]?

1 Corinthians 7:5

Do not refuse and deprive and defraud each other [of your due marital rights], except perhaps by mutual consent for a time, so that you may devote yourselves unhindered to prayer. But afterwards resume marital relations, lest Satan tempt you [to sin] through your lack of restraint of sexual desire. [Exod. 19:15.]

1 Samuel 21:3

Now what do you have on hand? Give me five loaves of bread, or whatever you may have.

1 Samuel 21:6

So the priest gave him holy bread, for there was no bread there but the showbread which was taken from before the Lord to put hot bread in its place the day when it was taken away.