1 Samuel 21:4
1 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 21
“And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women.”1 Samuel 21:4
What Does 1 Samuel 21:4 Mean?
1 Samuel 21:4 is found in the book of 1 Samuel, chapter 21, verse 4 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 10 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (10)
These passages are connected to 1 Samuel 21:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Matthew 12:3“But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;”Exodus 19:15“And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not at your wives.”Exodus 25:30“And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me alway.”Leviticus 24:5“And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake.”1 Samuel 21:6“So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the shewbread, that was taken from before the LORD, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.”Zechariah 7:3“And to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the LORD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?”1 Corinthians 7:5“Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.”Leviticus 15:18“The woman also with whom man shall lie with seed of copulation, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the even.”1 Samuel 21:3“Now therefore what is under thine hand? give me five loaves of bread in mine hand, or what there is present.”Ecclesiastes 3:5“A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;”
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