So the priest gave him the holy bread: there was no other, only the holy bread which had been taken from before the Lord, so that new bread might be put in its place on the day when it was taken away. Verse Concepts

Matthew 12:3-4

But he said to them, Have you no knowledge of what David did when he had need of food, and those who were with him? How he went into the house of God and took for food the holy bread which it was not right for him or for those who were with him to take, but only for the priests?

Mark 2:25-26

And he said to them, Have you no knowledge of what David did, when he had need and was without food, he, and those who were with him? How he went into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and took for food the holy bread, which only the priests may take, and gave it to those who were with him?

Luke 6:3-4

And Jesus said, Have you not seen in the Writings what David did when he was in need of food, he, and those who were with him; How he went into the house of God and took for food the holy bread, which only the priests may take, and gave it to those who were with him?

Shewbread (showbread) » Furniture of

Numbers 4:7

And on the table of the holy bread they are to put a blue cloth, and on it all the vessels, the spoons and the basins and the cups; and the holy bread with them; Verse Concepts

Exodus 37:16

And all the table-vessels, the plates and spoons and basins and the cups for liquids, he made of the best gold. Verse Concepts

Exodus 25:29-30

And make the table-vessels, the spoons and the cups and the basins for liquids, all of the best gold. And on the table at all times you are to keep my holy bread.

Shewbread (showbread) » For the temple

1 Kings 7:48

And Solomon had all the vessels made for use in the house of the Lord: the altar of gold and the gold table on which the holy bread was placed; Verse Concepts

2 Chronicles 4:19

And Solomon made all the vessels used in the house of God, the gold altar and the tables on which the holy bread was placed, Verse Concepts

1 Kings 7:50

And the cups and the scissors and the basins and the spoons and the fire-trays, all of gold; and the pins on which the doors were turned, the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and the doors of the Temple, all of gold. Verse Concepts

2 Chronicles 4:22

The scissors and the basins and the spoons and the fire-trays, of the best gold; and the inner doors of the house, opening into the most holy place, and the doors of the Temple, were all of gold. Verse Concepts

Shewbread (showbread) » Ordinances concerning

Exodus 25:23-28

And you are to make a table of the same wood, two cubits long, a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high, Plated with the best gold, with a gold edge all round it; And make a frame all round it, as wide as a man's hand, with a gold edge to the frame. read more.
And make four gold rings and put them at the four angles, on the four feet of the table; The rings are to be fixed under the frame to take the rods with which the table is to be lifted. Make rods of the same wood, plated with gold, for lifting the table.

Exodus 37:10-15

And he made the table of hard wood, two cubits long, a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high; Plating it with the best gold and putting a gold edge all round it. And he made a frame all round it about as wide as a man's hand, edged with gold all round. read more.
And he made four gold rings, and put the rings at the angles of its four feet. The rings were fixed under the frame to take the rods with which the table was to be lifted. The rods for lifting the table he made of hard wood plated with gold.

Shewbread (showbread) » Required to be kept before the lord continually

Exodus 25:30

And on the table at all times you are to keep my holy bread. Verse Concepts

2 Chronicles 2:4

See! I am building a house for the name of the Lord my God, to be made holy to him, where perfumes of sweet spices will be burned before him, and the holy bread will be placed at all times, and burned offerings will be offered morning and evening, on the Sabbaths and at the new moons, and on the regular feasts of the Lord our God. This is a law for ever to Israel. Verse Concepts

Shewbread (showbread) » Its position in the tabernacle

Exodus 26:35

And outside the veil you are to put the table, and the support for the lights opposite the table on the south side of the House; and the table is to be on the north side. Verse Concepts

Exodus 40:22

And he put the table in the Tent of meeting, on the north side outside the veil. Verse Concepts

Shewbread (showbread) » Prepared by the levites

1 Chronicles 9:32

And some of their brothers, sons of the Kohathites, were responsible for the holy bread which was put in order before the Lord, to get it ready every Sabbath. Verse Concepts

1 Chronicles 23:29

The holy bread was in their care, and the crushed grain for the meal offering, of unleavened cakes or meal cooked over the fire or in water; they had control of all sorts of weights and measures; Verse Concepts

Shewbread (showbread) » Consecration of

Exodus 30:26-27

This oil is to be put on the Tent of meeting, and on the ark of the law, And on the table and all its vessels, and on the support for the lights, with its vessels, and on the altar for burning spices,

Exodus 30:29

And you are to make them most holy; anything touching them will become holy. Verse Concepts

Shewbread (showbread) » Placed on the table of shewbread (see table of, below.)

Exodus 40:22-23

And he put the table in the Tent of meeting, on the north side outside the veil. And he put the bread on it in order before the Lord, as the Lord had said.

Shewbread (showbread) » Provided by a yearly per capita tax

Nehemiah 10:32-33

And we made rules for ourselves, taxing ourselves a third of a shekel every year for the upkeep of the house of our God; For the holy bread, and for the regular meal offering and the regular burned offering on the Sabbaths and at the new moon and the fixed feasts, and for the sin-offerings to take away the sin of Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God.

Shewbread (showbread) » Ordinance concerning

Leviticus 24:5-9

And take the best meal and make twelve cakes of it, a fifth part of an ephah in every cake. And put them in two lines, six in a line, on the holy table before the Lord. And on the lines of cakes put clean sweet-smelling spices, for a sign on the bread, an offering made by fire to the Lord. read more.
Every Sabbath day regularly, the priest is to put it in order before the Lord: it is offered for the children of Israel, an agreement made for ever. And it will be for Aaron and his sons; they are to take it for food in a holy place: it is the most holy of all the offerings made by fire to the Lord, a rule for ever.

Shewbread (showbread) » How removed

Numbers 4:15

And after the holy place and all its vessels have been covered up by Aaron and his sons, when the tents of the people go forward, the sons of Kohath are to come and take it up; but the holy things may not be touched by them for fear of death. Verse Concepts

Numbers 4:7

And on the table of the holy bread they are to put a blue cloth, and on it all the vessels, the spoons and the basins and the cups; and the holy bread with them; Verse Concepts

Shewbread (showbread) » Called hallowed bread

1 Samuel 21:6

Shewbread (showbread) » Also called the bread of the presence

Hebrews 9:2

For the first Tent was made ready, having in it the vessels for the lights and the table and the ordering of the bread; and this is named the holy place. Verse Concepts

Shewbread (showbread) » Table of