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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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A Sign of a Neglected Priesthood
Commentators explain that the priest only had holy bread, not common bread, which indicates the poor and neglected state of the priesthood under King Saul. This detail suggests the ministers of God's tabernacle were held in low esteem and were not well-provisioned during this period of Israel's history.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
19th Century
Anglican
There is no common bread. —The condition of the priests in the days of Saul was evidently pitiable. The terrible massacre related …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the priest answered David, and said, [there is] no common bread under my hand In …
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