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.”

"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." - 1 Samuel 21:6
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What does 1 Samuel 21:6 mean?

The verse 1 Samuel 21:6 from the King James Version of the Bible reads: "So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the showbread, that was taken from before the Lord, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away." This verse is part of a…

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The Bread of Presence: Sustenance in Times of Need

In the complex narrative of 1 Samuel 21, we witness David, the anointed but yet fugitive king, in a moment of desperation. He approaches Ahimelech the priest with an urgent request for food, underscoring a profound human condition - the need for sustenance, not just physically…

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A Prayer for Divine Provision and Sustenance

Heavenly Father, Lord of all creation, we gather in Your presence this day, acknowledging Your greatness and mercy. We come with hearts that seek Your guidance, drawing strength from Your holy Word and the life of Your servant David. As we reflect on the story found in 1 Samuel…

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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."
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1 Samuel 8:21 - "And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD."
1 Samuel 3:21 - "And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD."
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1 Samuel 3:21 Make Samuel a young adult before the people of Shiloh
1 Samuel 8:6 - "¶ But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD."
1 Samuel 22:21 - "And Abiathar shewed David that Saul had slain the LORD'S priests."
1 Samuel 6:1 - "And the ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven months."
2 Samuel 6:14
1 Samuel 2:21 - "And the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the LORD."
1 Samuel 23:21 - "And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye have compassion on me."
1 Samuel 21:10 - "¶ And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath."
1 Samuel 13:21 - "Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads."
1 Samuel 3:21 Make Samuel a young man dressed as a prophet before the people of Shiloh
1 Samuel 17:21 - "For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army."
1 Samuel 16:6-7
1 Samuel 1:21 - "And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow."
1 Chronicles 6:28 - "And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni, and Abiah."
1 Samuel 3:21 make Samuel look like a young Jewish man who’s speaking with authority to a large crowd at Shiloh
1 Samuel 12:6 - "¶ And Samuel said unto the people, It is the LORD that advanced Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt."