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And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under my hand, but there is holy bread; if only the young men have kept themselves from women.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Common—as opposed to holy. (See the marginal references and compare the use of the word in Acts 10:14–15 and Acts 10:28.) This gives an idea…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

There is no common bread. —The condition of the priests in the days of Saul was evidently pitiable. The terrible massacre related …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And the priest answered David, and said, [there is] no common
bread under my hand
In …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

David, in distress, fled to the tabernacle of God. It is a great comfort in a day of trouble that we have a God to approach, to whom we may share o…

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