1 Samuel 21:4

New International Reader's Version

But the priest answered David, “I don’t have any bread that isn’t holy. I only have some holy bread here. But it’s for men who haven’t slept with women recently.”

Cross References

Exodus 19:15

Then he spoke to the people. He said, “Get ready for the third day. Don’t have sex.”

Exodus 25:30

Put the holy bread on the table. It must be near my holy throne on the ark of the covenant law at all times.

Leviticus 15:18

Suppose a man sleeps with a woman. And suppose semen flows from his body and touches both of them. Then they must take a bath. They will be “unclean” until evening.

Zechariah 7:3

They went to the prophets and priests at the Lord’s temple. They asked them, “Should we mourn and go without eating in the fifth month? That’s what we’ve done for many years.”

1 Corinthians 7:5

You shouldn’t stop giving yourselves to each other. You might possibly do this when you both agree to it. And you should only agree to it to give yourselves time to pray. Then you should come together again. In that way, Satan will not tempt you when you can’t control yourselves.

1 Samuel 21:3

Do you have anything for us to eat? Give me five loaves of bread, or anything else you can find.”

1 Samuel 21:6

So the priest gave him the holy bread. It was the only bread he had. It had been removed from the table that was in front of the Lord. On the same day, hot bread had been put in its place.