Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat.

Bible References

The king

Psalm 50:16
But God says to the wicked:
“What right do you have to recite My statutes
and to take My covenant on your lips?
Proverbs 4:17
They eat the bread of wickedness
and drink the wine of violence.
Proverbs 15:17
Better a meal of vegetables where there is love
than a fattened ox with hatred.
Proverbs 17:1
Better a dry crust with peace
than a house full of feasting with strife.
Proverbs 21:3
Doing what is righteous and just
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
Isaiah 1:11
“What are all your sacrifices to Me?”
asks the Lord.
“I have had enough of burnt offerings and rams
and the fat of well-fed cattle;
I have no desire for the blood of bulls,
lambs, or male goats.
Zechariah 7:6
When you eat and drink, don’t you eat and drink simply for yourselves?
John 18:28
Then they took Jesus from Caiaphas to the governor’s headquarters. It was early morning. They did not enter the headquarters themselves; otherwise they would be defiled and unable to eat the Passover.

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