Mark 2:26

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

It was during the time of Abiathar the high priest. David went into the house of God and ate the sacred loaves of bread that only priests are allowed to eat. He also gave some to his followers.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 15:24

Zadok and Abiathar the priests were there along with several men from the tribe of Levi who were carrying the sacred chest. They set the chest down, and left it there until David and his followers had gone out of the city.

2 Samuel 15:29

Zadok and Abiathar took the sacred chest back into Jerusalem and stayed there.

2 Samuel 15:35

Zadok and Abiathar the priests will be there with you, and you can tell them everything you hear in the palace.

2 Samuel 20:25

Sheva was the secretary. Zadok and Abiathar were the priests.

2 Samuel 8:17

Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abiathar the son of Ahimelech, were the priests. Seraiah was the secretary.

1 Kings 1:7

Adonijah met with Joab the son of Zeruiah and Abiathar the priest and asked them if they would help him become king. Both of them agreed to help.

1 Kings 2:22

Solomon said: What? Let my elder brother marry Abishag? You may as well ask me to let him rule the kingdom! And why don't you ask such favours for Abiathar and Joab?

1 Chronicles 24:6

As each group was assigned their duties, Shemaiah the son of Nethanel the Levite wrote down the name of the family leader in charge of that group. The witnesses were David and his officials, as well as Zadok the priest, Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the family leaders from the clans of the priests and the Levites.

Matthew 12:4

He went into the house of God, and then they ate the sacred loaves of bread that only priests are supposed to eat.

Mark 2:25

Jesus answered, “Haven't you read what David did when he and his followers were hungry and in need?

1 Samuel 21:1

David went to see Ahimelech, a priest who lived in the town of Nob. Ahimelech was trembling with fear as he came out to meet David. “Why are you alone?” Ahimelech asked. “Why isn't anyone else with you?”

1 Samuel 23:6

Meanwhile, Saul heard that David was in Keilah. “God has let me catch David,” Saul said. “David is trapped inside a walled town where the gates can be locked.” Saul decided to go there and surround the town, in order to trap David and his men. He sent messengers who told the towns and villages, “Send men to serve in Saul's army!” By this time, Abiathar had joined David in Keilah and had brought along everything he needed to get answers from God.

1 Samuel 23:9

David heard about Saul's plan to capture him, and he told Abiathar, “Let's ask God what we should do.”