1 Samuel 21:5
“And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And David answered the priest, and said unto him,.... In reply to the case of the young men his servants, and of himself…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The vessels of the young men ... - i. e., their clothes Deu 22:5 or wallets (marginal reference), or other articles…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Samuel 21:1-9
Here, I. David, in distress, flies in the tabernacle of God, now pitched at Nob, supposed to be a city in the tribe of…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
the vessels The wallets or other utensils into which the bread would be put. If these were Levitically unclean they…
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