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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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1 Samuel
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Samuel 21:4
18th Century
Theologian
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
On 1 Samuel 21:4
19th Century
Bishop
There is no common bread. —The condition of the priests in the days of Saul was evidently pitiable. The terrible massacre related …
John Gill
On 1 Samuel 21:4
17th Century
Pastor
And the priest answered David, and said, [there is] no common
bread under my hand
In …
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Samuel 21:1–9
17th Century
Minister
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…