1 Samuel 21:4-6

The Voice

Ahimelech: ⁴I have no ordinary bread—only the holy bread. You may take it, if your men have not recently had sexual intercourse.

David: ⁵Of course. They have stayed away from women since we have been on the road, three days now. If their bodies must be kept pure even when we go on a typical journey, how much more must they be kept pure when we are on a mission like this one?

⁶The priest gave him consecrated bread since the bread of the Presence was replaced when other fresh, hot bread was brought before the Eternal One and no other bread was available.

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