1 Samuel 21:4

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The priest said to David, “I don’t have any ordinary bread here, but I do have some of the holy bread. Your officers can eat it if they have not had sexual relations with any women.”

Cross References

Exodus 19:15

Then Moses said to the people, “Be ready for the meeting with God in three days. Until that time do not have sexual relations.”

Exodus 25:30

Put the special bread before me on the table. It must always be there in front of me.

1 Corinthians 7:5

Don’t refuse to give your bodies to each other. But you might both agree to stay away from sex for a while so that you can give your time to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not be able to tempt you in your weakness.

Zechariah 7:3

They went to the prophets and to the priests at the Temple of the Lord All-Powerful. They asked them this question: “For many years we have shown our sadness for the destruction of the Temple. In the fifth month of each year, we have had a special time of crying and fasting. Should we continue to do this?”

1 Samuel 21:6

There was no bread except the holy bread, so the priest gave David this bread. This was the bread that the priests put on the holy table before the Lord. Each day they took this bread away and put fresh bread in its place.

Leviticus 15:18

If a woman has sexual relations with a man, and he has a flow of semen, both the man and the woman must bathe in water. They will be unclean until evening.

1 Samuel 21:3

Now, what food do you have with you? Give me five loaves of bread or whatever you have to eat.”