Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women.

Bible References

Hallowed bread

1 Samuel 21:6
So the priest gave him holy bread ; for there was no bread there but the showbread, that was taken from before Jehovah, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.
Exodus 25:30
And thou shalt set upon the table showbread before me alway.
Leviticus 24:5
And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth parts of an ephah'shall be in one cake.
Matthew 12:3
But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, and they that were with him;

If the young

Exodus 19:15
And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not near a woman.
Zechariah 7:3
and to speak unto the priests of the house of Jehovah of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?
1 Corinthians 7:5
Defraud ye not one the other, except it be by consent for a season, that ye may give yourselves unto prayer, and may be together again, that Satan tempt you not because of your incontinency.

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