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The men&#8217s bodies are holy even on missions that are not holy. How much more so today!&#8221 <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/21.htm">New Living Translation</a> “Don’t worry,” David replied. “I never allow my men to be with women when we are on a campaign. And since they stay clean even on ordinary trips, how much more on this one!” <a href="/esv/1_samuel/21.htm">English Standard Version</a> And David answered the priest, “Truly women have been kept from us as always when I go on an expedition. The vessels of the young men are holy even when it is an ordinary journey. How much more today will their vessels be holy?” <a href="/bsb/1_samuel/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> David answered, “Women have indeed been kept from us, as is usual when I set out. And the bodies of the young men are holy even on common missions. How much more so today!” <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/21.htm">King James Bible</a> And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel. <a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/21.htm">New King James Version</a> Then David answered the priest, and said to him, “Truly, women have been kept from us about three days since I came out. And the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in effect common, even though it was consecrated in the vessel this day.” <a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> David answered the priest and said to him, “Be assured, women have been denied to us as previously when I left and the bodies of the young men were consecrated, though it was an ordinary journey; how much more then will their bodies be consecrated today?” <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/21.htm">NASB 1995</a> David answered the priest and said to him, &#8220Surely women have been kept from us as previously when I set out and the vessels of the young men were holy, though it was an ordinary journey; how much more then today will their vessels be holy?&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And David answered the priest and said to him, “Surely women have been kept from us as previously when I set out and the vessels of the young men were holy, though it was an ordinary journey; how much more then today will their vessels be holy?” <a href="/lsb/1_samuel/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And David answered the priest and said to him, “Surely women have been kept from us as previously when I set out and the vessels of the young men were holy, though it was an ordinary journey; how much more then today will their vessels be holy?” <a href="/amp/1_samuel/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a> David answered the priest, “Be assured that women have been kept from us in these three days since I set out, and the bodies of the young men were consecrated (ceremonially clean), although it was an ordinary (unconsecrated) journey; so how much more will their vessels be holy today?” <a href="/csb/1_samuel/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> David answered him, “I swear that women are being kept from us, as always when I go out to battle. The young men’s bodies are consecrated even on an ordinary mission, so of course their bodies are consecrated today.” <a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> David answered him, &#8220I swear that women are being kept from us, as always when I go out to battle. The young men&#8217s bodies are consecrated even on an ordinary mission, so of course their bodies are consecrated today.&#8221 <a href="/asv/1_samuel/21.htm">American Standard Version</a> And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days; when I came out, the vessels of the young men were holy, though it was but a common journey; how much more then to-day shall their vessels be holy? <a href="/cev/1_samuel/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> "Of course we didn't sleep with women," David answered. "I never let my men do that when we're on a mission. They have to be acceptable to worship God even when we're on a regular mission, and today we're on a special mission." <a href="/erv/1_samuel/21.htm">English Revised Version</a> And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days; When I came out, the vessels of the young men were holy, though it was but a common journey; how much more then today shall their vessels be holy? <a href="/gwt/1_samuel/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> David answered the priest, "Of course women have been kept away from us as usual when we go [on a mission]. The young men's bodies are kept holy even on ordinary campaigns. How much more then will their bodies be holy today?" <a href="/gnt/1_samuel/21.htm">Good News Translation</a> "Of course they haven't," answered David. "My men always keep themselves ritually pure even when we go out on an ordinary mission; how much more this time when we are on a special mission!" <a href="/isv/1_samuel/21.htm">International Standard Version</a> David answered the priest, saying to him, "Indeed, women were kept from us as is usual whenever I go out on a mission, and the equipment of the young men is consecrated even when it's an ordinary journey, so how much more is their equipment consecrated today?" <a href="/net/1_samuel/21.htm">NET Bible</a> David said to the priest, "Certainly women have been kept away from us, just as on previous occasions when I have set out. The soldiers' equipment is holy, even on an ordinary journey. How much more so will they be holy today, along with their equipment!" <a href="/nheb/1_samuel/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> And David answered the priest, and said to him, "Truly women have been kept from us as always when I set out. All the young men are holy, even when it is an ordinary mission. So how much more today will their vessels be holy?" <a href="/wbt/1_samuel/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And David answered the priest, and said to him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yes, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/1_samuel/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> David answered, “Women have indeed been kept from us, as is usual when I set out. And the bodies of the young men are holy even on common missions. How much more so today!” <a href="/web/1_samuel/21.htm">World English Bible</a> David answered the priest, and said to him, “Truly, women have been kept from us as usual these three days. When I came out, the vessels of the young men were holy, though it was only a common journey. How much more then today shall their vessels be holy?” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And David answers the priest and says to him, “Surely, if women have been restrained from us as before in my going out, then the vessels of the young men are holy, and it [is] a common way; and also, surely it is sanctified today in the vessel.” <a href="/ylt/1_samuel/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And David answereth the priest, and saith to him, 'Surely, if women have been restrained from us as heretofore in my going out, then the vessels of the young men are holy, and it is a common way: and also, surely to-day it is sanctified in the vessel.' <a href="/slt/1_samuel/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> <RF q=*>The original Julia E. Smith Bible records the following as a verse reference for <a href=#>1 Sam 21:6</a><Rf> And David will answer the priest and say to him, That truly woman was withheld to us for yesterday the third day, in my coming forth, and the vessels of the boys holy, and this way common, and truly if this day it shall be consecrated in the vessel.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_samuel/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And David answered the priest, and said to him: Truly, as to what concerneth women, we have refrained ourselves from yesterday and the day before, when we came out, and the vessels of the young men were holy. Now this way is defiled, but it shall also be sanctified this day in the vessels. <a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And David responded to the priest, and said to him: “Indeed, as concerns being with women, we have abstained since yesterday and the day before, when we departed, and so the vessels of the young men have been holy. And although, this journey has been defiled, it will also be sanctified today as concerns the vessels.” <a href="/nabre/1_samuel/21.htm">New American Bible</a> David answered the priest: “We have indeed stayed away from women. In the past whenever I went out on a campaign, all the young men were consecrated—even for an ordinary campaign. All the more so are they consecrated with their weapons today!” <a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> David answered the priest, “Indeed women have been kept from us as always when I go on an expedition; the vessels of the young men are holy even when it is a common journey; how much more today will their vessels be holy?”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And David answered the priest and said to him, The hallowed bread has been lawful for us since yesterday and the day before, when we left, and behold, the clothes of the young men are holy, and the bread is now practically common, even though it were sanctified this day in the vessels. <a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And the Priest answered David and said to him: “There is no common bread under my hands, but the bread of holiness is. If the young men have kept themselves from the offering”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_samuel/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And David answered the priest, and said unto him: 'Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days; when I came out, the vessels of the young men were holy, though it was but a common journey; how much more then to-day, when there shall be holy bread in their vessels?' <a href="/sep/1_samuel/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And David answered the priest, and said to him, Yea, we have been kept from women for three days: when I came forth for the journey all the young men were purified; but this expedition is unclean, wherefore it shall be sanctified this day because of my weapons. <a href="/parallel/1_samuel/21-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=6310" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/21.htm">David Takes the Consecrated Bread</a> …4“There is no common bread on hand,” the priest replied, “but there is some consecrated bread—provided that the young men have kept themselves from women.” 5<a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wiḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">David</a> <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="6030: way·ya·‘an (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To answer, respond.">answered,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: hak·kō·hên (Art:: N-ms) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: ’iš·šāh (N-fs) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">“Women have</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">indeed</a> <a href="/hebrew/6113.htm" title="6113: ‘ă·ṣu·rāh- (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-fs) -- To restrain, retain. A primitive root; to inclose; by analogy, to hold back; also to maintain, rule, assemble.">been kept</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- ">from us,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8543.htm" title="8543: kiṯ·mō·wl (Prep-k:: Adv) -- Or tmol; probably for 'ethmowl; properly, ago, i.e. A time since; especially yesterday, or day before yesterday."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8032.htm" title="8032: šil·šōm (Adv) -- Three days ago, day before, yesterday. Or shilshom; from the same as Shelesh; trebly, i.e. day before yesterday.">as is usual</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: bə·ṣê·ṯî (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 1cs) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">when I set out.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·yih·yū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">And</a> <a href="/hebrew/3627.htm" title="3627: ḵə·lê- (N-mpc) -- An article, utensil, vessel. From kalah; something prepared, i.e. Any apparatus.">the equipment</a> <a href="/hebrew/5288.htm" title="5288: han·nə·‘ā·rîm (Art:: N-mp) -- A boy, lad, youth, retainer. From na'ar; a boy, from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also, a girl.">of the young men</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: qō·ḏeš (N-ms) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">is holy,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: wə·hū (Conj-w:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">as it is</a> <a href="/hebrew/2455.htm" title="2455: ḥōl (N-ms) -- Profaneness, commonness. From chalal; properly, exposed; hence, profane.">even on common</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: de·reḵ (N-cs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">missions,</a> <a href="/hebrew/637.htm" title="637: wə·’ap̄ (Conj) -- Also, yea. A primitive particle; meaning accession; also or yea; adversatively though.">and all the more</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">at</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">this time.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/6942.htm" title="6942: yiq·daš (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To be set apart or consecrated. A primitive root; to be clean."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3627.htm" title="3627: bak·ke·lî (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- An article, utensil, vessel. From kalah; something prepared, i.e. Any apparatus."></a> 6So the priest gave him the consecrated bread, since there was no bread there but the Bread of the Presence, which had been removed from before the LORD and replaced with hot bread on the day it was taken away.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/12-3.htm">Matthew 12:3-4</a> Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? / He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for them to eat, but only for the priests. <a href="/mark/2-25.htm">Mark 2:25-26</a> Jesus replied, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need? / During the high priesthood of Abiathar, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which was lawful only for the priests. And he gave some to his companions as well.” <a href="/luke/6-3.htm">Luke 6:3-4</a> Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? / He entered the house of God, took the consecrated bread and gave it to his companions, and ate what is lawful only for the priests to eat.” <a href="/exodus/19-10.htm">Exodus 19:10-15</a> Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. They must wash their clothes / and be prepared by the third day, for on the third day the LORD will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people. / And you are to set up a boundary for the people around the mountain and tell them, ‘Be careful not to go up on the mountain or touch its base. Whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death. ... <a href="/leviticus/15-18.htm">Leviticus 15:18</a> If a man lies with a woman and there is an emission of semen, both must bathe with water, and they will remain unclean until evening. <a href="/2_samuel/11-11.htm">2 Samuel 11:11</a> Uriah answered, “The ark and Israel and Judah are dwelling in tents, and my master Joab and his soldiers are camped in the open field. How can I go to my house to eat and drink and sleep with my wife? As surely as you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do such a thing!” <a href="/1_corinthians/7-5.htm">1 Corinthians 7:5</a> Do not deprive each other, except by mutual consent and for a time, so you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again, so that Satan will not tempt you through your lack of self-control. <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:3-4</a> For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality; / each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, <a href="/2_corinthians/6-17.htm">2 Corinthians 6:17</a> “Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.” <a href="/hebrews/9-13.htm">Hebrews 9:13-14</a> For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean, / how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God! <a href="/1_peter/1-15.htm">1 Peter 1:15-16</a> But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do, / for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.” <a href="/leviticus/22-3.htm">Leviticus 22:3-7</a> Tell them that for the generations to come, if any of their descendants in a state of uncleanness approaches the sacred offerings that the Israelites consecrate to the LORD, that person must be cut off from My presence. I am the LORD. / If a descendant of Aaron has a skin disease or a discharge, he may not eat the sacred offerings until he is clean. Whoever touches anything defiled by a corpse or by a man who has an emission of semen, / or whoever touches a crawling creature or a person that makes him unclean, whatever the uncleanness may be— ... <a href="/numbers/6-2.htm">Numbers 6:2-8</a> “Speak to the Israelites and tell them that if a man or woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself to the LORD, / he is to abstain from wine and strong drink. He must not drink vinegar made from wine or strong drink, and he must not drink any grape juice or eat fresh grapes or raisins. / All the days of his separation, he is not to eat anything that comes from the grapevine, not even the seeds or skins. ... <a href="/1_samuel/16-5.htm">1 Samuel 16:5</a> “In peace,” he replied. “I have come to sacrifice to the LORD. Consecrate yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.” Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice. <a href="/1_kings/9-3.htm">1 Kings 9:3</a> And the LORD said to him: “I have heard your prayer and petition before Me. I have consecrated this temple, which you have built, by putting My Name there forever; My eyes and My heart will be there for all time.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And David answered the priest, and said to him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yes, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel.the vessels<a href="/acts/9-15.htm">Acts 9:15</a> But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:<a href="/1_thessalonians/4-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:3,4</a> For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication: … <a href="/2_timothy/2-20.htm">2 Timothy 2:20,21</a> But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour… in a manner<a href="/leviticus/24-9.htm">Leviticus 24:9</a> And it shall be Aaron's and his sons'; and they shall eat it in the holy place: for it is most holy unto him of the offerings of the LORD made by fire by a perpetual statute.<a href="/leviticus/8-26.htm">Leviticus 8:26</a> And out of the basket of unleavened bread, that was before the LORD, he took one unleavened cake, and a cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, and put them on the fat, and upon the right shoulder:<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/21-4.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/1_samuel/21-4.htm">Common</a> <a href="/1_samuel/21-4.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_samuel/21-4.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-18.htm">Journey</a> <a href="/1_samuel/21-4.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/1_samuel/19-24.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/1_samuel/21-4.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/1_samuel/16-5.htm">Sanctified</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-41.htm">Three</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-27.htm">Today</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-24.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-49.htm">Vessel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-22.htm">Vessels</a> <a href="/1_samuel/21-4.htm">Women</a> <a href="/1_samuel/21-4.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/21-6.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-22.htm">Common</a> <a href="/1_samuel/21-8.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_samuel/21-6.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-10.htm">Journey</a> <a href="/1_samuel/21-7.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/1_samuel/24-19.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/1_samuel/21-6.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-11.htm">Sanctified</a> <a href="/1_samuel/24-2.htm">Three</a> <a href="/1_samuel/22-15.htm">Today</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-6.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/26-11.htm">Vessel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/21-8.htm">Vessels</a> <a href="/1_samuel/22-19.htm">Women</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-5.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 21</div>1. <a href="/1_samuel/21-1.htm">David at Nob obtains Ahimelech's hallowed bread</a> 7. <a href="/1_samuel/21-7.htm">Doeg is present</a> 8. <a href="/1_samuel/21-8.htm">David takes Goliath's sword</a> 10. <a href="/1_samuel/21-10.htm">David at Gath feigns himself insane</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/21.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_samuel/21.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>David answered David is responding to the priest Ahimelech's concern about the ceremonial cleanliness of the men who are with him. This interaction takes place during David's flight from King Saul, highlighting David's leadership and his ability to address concerns with wisdom and authority. David's response is strategic, aiming to reassure the priest and secure provisions for his men.Women have indeed been kept from us In ancient Israel, it was customary for men to abstain from sexual relations before engaging in holy activities or warfare, as a means of maintaining ritual purity. This practice is rooted in the belief that physical purity was necessary for spiritual readiness. David assures Ahimelech that his men have adhered to this practice, emphasizing their commitment to maintaining holiness.as is usual when I set out David refers to a standard practice he follows, indicating a disciplined approach to leadership and spiritual observance. This phrase underscores David's consistency in ensuring that his men are prepared both physically and spiritually for their missions. It reflects the broader cultural and religious norms of ancient Israel regarding purity and preparation.And the bodies of the young men are holy even on common missions David argues that his men maintain a level of holiness even during ordinary tasks, suggesting that their dedication to God is not limited to special occasions. This statement highlights the importance of continual spiritual discipline and purity, drawing a parallel to the New Testament call for believers to live holy lives at all times (<a href="/1_peter/1-15.htm">1 Peter 1:15-16</a>).How much more so today! David emphasizes the heightened significance of their current mission, implying that the need for holiness is even greater given the circumstances. This phrase suggests an awareness of the gravity of the situation and the necessity for divine favor and protection. It also foreshadows the greater mission of Jesus Christ, who embodies perfect holiness and purity, fulfilling the law and offering Himself as the ultimate sacrifice for humanity's redemption.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a> The future king of Israel, currently fleeing from King Saul. He is a central figure in this passage, demonstrating leadership and adherence to ritual purity. 2. <a href="/topical/a/ahimelech.htm">Ahimelech</a> The priest at Nob who provides David with consecrated bread. He is concerned about the ritual purity of David and his men. 3. <a href="/topical/n/nob.htm">Nob</a> A city of priests where David seeks refuge and provisions. It is significant as a place of worship and priestly service. 4. <a href="/topical/c/consecrated_bread.htm">Consecrated Bread</a> Also known as the "showbread," it was typically reserved for priests. David requests this bread for himself and his men. 5. <a href="/topical/r/ritual_purity.htm">Ritual Purity</a> A key theme in this passage, highlighting the importance of maintaining holiness, even in times of distress or non-religious missions.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/h/holiness_in_all_circumstances.htm">Holiness in All Circumstances</a> David's insistence on ritual purity, even during a time of crisis, underscores the importance of maintaining holiness in all aspects of life. As believers, we are called to uphold our spiritual integrity regardless of external pressures. <a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_in_times_of_need.htm">God's Provision in Times of Need</a> This passage illustrates God's provision through unexpected means. Just as David received sustenance from the consecrated bread, we can trust God to provide for our needs in ways we might not anticipate. <a href="/topical/m/mercy_over_ritual.htm">Mercy Over Ritual</a> The event foreshadows Jesus' teaching on mercy and compassion taking precedence over strict adherence to ritual law. It challenges us to prioritize love and mercy in our interactions with others. <a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_responsibility.htm">Leadership and Responsibility</a> David's leadership is evident in his concern for the purity of his men. As leaders, we are responsible for guiding others in righteousness and setting an example of godly living.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_samuel_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Samuel 21</a> <a href="/q/did_david_or_elhanan_kill_goliath.htm">Did David or Elhanan kill Goliath?</a> <a href="/q/who_incited_david's_census.htm">Who incited David to take a census? (2 Samuel 24:1 vs. 1 Chronicles 21:1)</a> <a href="/q/why_wasn't_david_punished_for_lying.htm">Why did God not condemn or punish David for lying to Ahimelech (1 Samuel 21:1-2)?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_king_david_deceive_and_kill.htm">Why does King David, described elsewhere as righteous (1 Kings 15:5), resort to deceit and murder in 2 Samuel 11:14-17?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_samuel/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) The vessels.--Their clothes and light, portable baggage--answering to the modern "knapsack." The Vulg. renders the Hebrew word by "vasa." David means to say, "Since we have just left home, you may readily suppose that no impurity has been contracted; it would be different if we were returning home from a journey, when on the way--especially in war--uncleanness might be contracted by the blood of enemies or otherwise."--Seb. Schmid, quoted in Lange.The LXX., by a very slight change in the Hebrew letters, instead of "the vessels of the young men," render, "all the young men."And the bread is in a manner common.--The original is here very difficult, almost utterly obscure. The English Version of the clause is simply meaningless. Of the many translations which have been suggested, two at least offer a fairly good sense. (a) "And if it is an unholy way (viz., the way David and his band were going--his purpose or enterprise), moreover there is also the fact that it becomes holy through the instrument" (viz., through me, as an ambassador of the anointed of the Lord), on the supposition of the important royal mission upon which David pretended to be sent. So Keil and O. von Gerlach. (b) Lange, however, and Thenius, maintain that the words in question must contain a remark by which the priest is to be induced to give the bread, and would translate, "Though it is an unholy (ceremonially illegal) procedure (to take the shewbread), yet it is sanctified (to-day) through the instrument" (David or Ahimelech). The instrument is here David, the appointed messenger of the Lord's anointed, or, even better, Ahimelech, the sacred person of the high priest.No doubt, the words of <a href="/leviticus/24-9.htm" title="And it shall be Aaron's and his sons'; and they shall eat it in the holy place: for it is most holy to him of the offerings of the LORD made by fire by a perpetual statute.">Leviticus 24:9</a>, which speak of the destination of the stale shewbread--"And they (Aaron and his sons) shall eat it in the holy place"--suggested the practice of the Church of England embodied in the Rubric following the" Order of the Administration of the Holy Communion"--"And if any" (of the bread and wine) "remain of that which was consecrated, it shall not be carried out of the church, but the priest, and such other of the communicants as he shall then call unto him, shall immediately after the blessing reverently eat and drink the same." Among the legendary Jewish lore that has gathered round the history of this transaction is one strange tradition that the holy bread thus given became useless in the hands of the king's fugitive. (See Stanley, Lectures on the Jewish Church, Lect. 22, quoting from Jerome.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_samuel/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 5, 6. - About these three days since I came out. This exactly agrees with the time during which David had lain concealed (<a href="/1_samuel/20-24.htm">1 Samuel 20:24, 27, 35</a>), and explains the hunger under which he was suffering, as he had no doubt taken with him only feed sufficient for his immediate wants, he wishes, however, the high priest to believe that he had been engaged with his men during this time on public business, whereas they had been at home and some of them possibly were unclean. The whole chapter sets David before us in a very humiliating light. Just as some books of Homer are styled "the prowess" of some hero, so this chapter might be called David's degradation. The determined hatred of Saul seems to have thrown him off his balance, and it was not till he got among the hills of Judah, wherein was the cave of Adullam, that he recovered his serenity. The vessels of the young men. Their scrips, in which they would carry the bread, and their baggage generally. The bread is in a manner common, etc. The word bread is supplied by the translators, to give some sense to this most difficult passage. Literally translated, the two last clauses are, "And the way is profane, although it be sanctified today in the vessel." Among the numerous interpretations of these words the following seems the best: "And though our journey be not connected with a religious object, yet it (the bread) will be kept holy in the vessel (in which it will be carried)." There is no difficulty in supplying bread in the last clause, as the shewbread was the subject of the conversation, and a nominative is constantly supplied by the mind from the principal matter that is occupying the thoughts of the speakers. David's argument, therefore, is that both his attendants and their wallets were free from legal defilement, and that though their expedition was on some secular business, yet that at all events the bread would be secure from pollution. The shewbread that was taken from before Jehovah. The Talmud ('Menach.,' 92, 2) points out that this bread was not newly taken out of the sanctuary, but, as the last clause shows, had been removed on some previous day. As after a week's exposure it was stale and dry, the priests, we are told, ate but little of it, and the rest was left (see Talmud, 'Tract. Yom.,' 39, 1). It also points out that, had such violations of the Levitical law been common, so much importance would not have been attached to this incident. <a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/21-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>David דָּוִ֨ד (dā·wiḏ) 0 <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse answered, וַיַּעַן֩ (way·ya·‘an) 0 <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6030.htm">Strong's 6030: </a> To answer, respond “Women [have] אִשָּׁ֤ה (’iš·šāh) 0 <a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> Woman, wife, female indeed אִם־ (’im-) 0 <a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not [been] kept עֲצֻֽרָה־ (‘ă·ṣu·rāh-) 0 <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6113.htm">Strong's 6113: </a> To inclose, to hold back, to maintain, rule, assemble from us, לָ֙נוּ֙ (lā·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> as usual שִׁלְשֹׁ֔ם (šil·šōm) Direct object marker <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8032.htm">Strong's 8032: </a> Three days ago, day before, yesterday when I set out. בְּצֵאתִ֕י (bə·ṣê·ṯî) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim And וַיִּהְי֥וּ (way·yih·yū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be the equipment כְלֵֽי־ (ḵə·lê-) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3627.htm">Strong's 3627: </a> Something prepared, any apparatus of the young men הַנְּעָרִ֖ים (han·nə·‘ā·rîm) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5288.htm">Strong's 5288: </a> A boy, lad, youth, retainer is holy, קֹ֑דֶשׁ (qō·ḏeš) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> A sacred place, thing, sanctity as it [is] וְהוּא֙ (wə·hū) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are even on common חֹ֔ל (ḥōl) Preposition | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2455.htm">Strong's 2455: </a> Profaneness, commonness missions, דֶּ֣רֶךְ (de·reḵ) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> A road, a course of life, mode of action and all the more וְאַ֕ף (wə·’ap̄) Preposition-k | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_637.htm">Strong's 637: </a> Meaning accession, yea, adversatively though at כִּ֥י (kî) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction this time.” הַיּ֖וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/21-5.htm">1 Samuel 21:5 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/21-5.htm">1 Samuel 21:5 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_samuel/21-5.htm">1 Samuel 21:5 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/21-5.htm">1 Samuel 21:5 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/21-5.htm">1 Samuel 21:5 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/21-5.htm">1 Samuel 21:5 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/21-5.htm">1 Samuel 21:5 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/21-5.htm">1 Samuel 21:5 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/21-5.htm">1 Samuel 21:5 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_samuel/21-5.htm">1 Samuel 21:5 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_samuel/21-5.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 21:5 David answered the priest and said (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/21-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 21:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 21:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/21-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 21:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 21:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>