1 Samuel 21:5 meaning and explanation
David answered, “Women have indeed been kept from us, as is usual when I set out. And the equipment of the young men is holy, as it is even on common missions, and all the more at this time.”
1 Samuel 21:5, Berean Standard Bible
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David is on the run from Saul, and he has come to Ahimelech the priest at Nob asking for bread. The only bread available is the consecrated Bread of the Presence, and the priest allows it only if the young men have kept themselves from women, a ritual requirement for holy things.
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