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But he said to them, Have ye not read what David did when he was hungry, and they that were with him?

How he entered into the house of God, and ate the shewbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those with him, but for the priests only?

Or have ye not read in the law that on the sabbaths the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?

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He answered, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?(A) He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread—which was not lawful for them to do, but only for the priests.(B) Or haven’t you read in the Law that the priests on Sabbath duty in the temple desecrate the Sabbath(C) and yet are innocent?

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