1 Samuel 21:3

1 Samuel 21:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now therefore what is under thine hand? give me five loaves of bread in mine hand, or what there is present.
• New International Version (NIV)Now then, what do you have on hand? Give me five loaves of bread, or whatever you can find.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now then, what do you have on hand? Give me five loaves of bread, or whatever is here."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now therefore, what have you on hand? Give me five loaves of bread in my hand, or whatever can be found.”

Context of 1 Samuel 21:3

1David went to visit Ahimelech the priest. He lived in the town of Nob. Ahimelech shook with fear when he saw David. He asked David, ‘Why are you alone? Why is nobody with you?’ 2David answered, ‘The king has asked me to do something special. He said to me, “Do not tell anyone where I have sent you. Do not say what I have told you to do.” So I have sent my soldiers to wait for me at a certain place. Do you have anything to eat here? Give me five loaves of bread or anything else that you have.’ 4The priest answered David, ‘I do not have any ordinary bread that I can give to you. There is only the special holy bread. You can take it for your men to eat only if they have not had sex with women.’ 5David replied, ‘We have not been near women since we left our homes. The young men always keep themselves clean, even on ordinary journeys. So for today's important journey, they will certainly be clean.’

1 Samuel 21:3 word by word

וְעַתָּ֗ה מַה־יֵּ֧שׁ תַּֽחַת־יָדְךָ֛ חֲמִשָּׁה־לֶ֖חֶם תְּנָ֣ה בְיָדִ֑י א֖וֹ הַנִּמְצָֽא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now therefore what isיֵשׁyêsh · thereH3426
• under thine handיָדyâd · hand: ownerH3027
• giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• breadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
• or what there is presentמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 21:3

• 1 Samuel 21:4The priest answered David, ‘I do not have any ordinary bread that I can give to you. There is only the special holy bread. You can take it for your men to eat only if they have not had sex with women.’
• Judges 9:29If I were the leader of these people, I would remove Abimelech as king. I would say to him, “Make your army strong and try to fight against us!” ’
• Isaiah 3:6A man will go to his father's house and he will take hold of his brother. The man will say to him, “Look, you have a coat. So you should be our leader! You can rule over the few buildings that remain in our city!”

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 21:3

• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-71Sa 21:1-7. David, at Nob, Obtains of Ahimelech Hallowed Bread. 1. Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech--Nob, a city of the priests (1Sa 22:19), was in the neighborhood of Jerusalem, on the Mount of Olives--a little north of the top, and on the northeast of the city. It is computed to have been about five miles distant from Gibeah. Ahimelech, the same as Ahiah, or perhaps his brother, both being sons of Ahitub (compare 1Sa 14:3, with 1Sa 22:4-11, 20). His…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 21:3

• Betrayal
• Confidence
• David
• Tabernacle

In the dictionaries

• Ahimelech
• Bread
• David
• Judges, Book of
• Manner
• Quotations
• Require
• Shewbread
• Abiathar
• Ezekiel

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary