²⁶how he entered the house of God in the time of Abiathar ^vthe high priest ^wand ate the ^•sacred bread ^x—which is not lawful for anyone to eat except the priests ^y—and also gave some to his companions?”

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Footnotes

•Literally bread of presentation; these were 12 loaves of bread, representing the 12 tribes of Israel and put on the table in the holy place in the tabernacle and later in the temple. The priests ate the previous week’s loaves; Ex 25:30; 29:32; Lv 24:5–9.

Cross references

v2:26 1Sm 21:1–6
w2:26 Lv 16:32
x2:26 Ex 25:30
y2:26 Ac 4:1

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

how he entered the house of God, in the time of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the bread of the Presence, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to those who were with him?”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

In the days of Abiathar the high priest, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which is lawful only for priests to eat. And he also gave some to his companions.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

how he entered the house of God in the time of Abiathar the high priest and ate the bread of the Presence—which is not lawful for anyone to eat except the priests—and also gave some to his companions?”

NLTNew Living Translation

He went into the house of God (during the days when Abiathar was high priest) and broke the law by eating the sacred loaves of bread that only the priests are allowed to eat. He also gave some to his companions.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

how he entered into the house of God in the time of Abiathar the high priest and ate the bread of the presentation, which it is not permitted to eat (except the priests) and also gave it to those who were with him?”

KJV 1900King James Version

How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him?

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