KJV King 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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Mark 2:26
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.”
WEB World English Bible
How he entered into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the show bread, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests, and gave also to those who were with him?”
ASV American Standard Version
How he entered into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the showbread, which it is not lawful to eat save for the priests, and gave also to them that were with him?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
how he went into the house of God, (at ‘Abiathar the chief priest,’) and the loaves of the presentation did eat, which it is not lawful to eat, except to the priests, and he gave also to those who were with him?’
Surrounding context — Mark 2
23 And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn.
24 And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?
25 And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him?
26 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?
27 And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:
28 Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
πῶςG4459 · pōshow?!εἰσῆλθενG1525 · eiserchomaito enterεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoοἶκονG3624 · oikoshouse: homeτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεοῦG2316 · theosGodἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstἈβιαθὰρG8 · AbiatharAbiatharἀρχιερέωςG749 · archiereushigh-priestκαὶG2532 · kaiandτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἄρτουςG740 · artosbreadτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoπροθέσεωςG4286 · prothesispurposeἔφαγενG5315 · phageinto eatοὓςG3739 · hos, hēwhichοὐκG3756 · ounoἔξεστινG1832 · exesti, exonbe permittedφαγεῖνG5315 · phageinto eatεἰG1487 · eiifμὴG3361 · mēnotτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἱερεῖς,G2409 · hiereuspriestκαὶG2532 · kaiandἔδωκενG1325 · didōmito giveκαὶG2532 · kaiandτοῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoσὺνG4862 · sunwithαὐτῷG846 · autosit/s/heοὖσιν;G1510 · eimito be
Cross-references
2 Samuel 8:17And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, [were] the priests; and Seraiah [was] the scribe;1 Samuel 21:1Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why [art] thou alone, and no man with thee?Leviticus 24:5-9And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake.1 Chronicles 24:6And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, [one] of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and [before] the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and [one] taken for Ithamar.1 Kings 2:26-27And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou [art] worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord GOD before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.1 Samuel 22:20-22And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.2 Samuel 15:35And [hast thou] not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests? therefore it shall be, [that] what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king’s house, thou shalt tell [it] to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.Exodus 29:32-33And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that [is] in the basket, [by] the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.1 Kings 2:22And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he [is] mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.1 Samuel 23:9And David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.1 Kings 4:4And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was] over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar [were] the priests:1 Kings 1:7And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped [him].1 Samuel 23:6And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, [that] he came down [with] an ephod in his hand.2 Samuel 15:24And lo Zadok also, and all the Levites [were] with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God: and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had done passing out of the city.2 Samuel 15:29Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem: and they tarried there.2 Samuel 20:25And Sheva [was] scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar [were] the priests:
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