1Sa 21:6 | HCSB | STEP | So the priest gave him the consecrated bread, for there was no bread there except the bread of the Presence that had been removed from the presence of the Lord . When the bread was removed , it had been replaced with warm bread .

1 Samuel 21:6

6 So the priest gave him the consecrated bread, ^a for there was no bread there except the ^{▼▼Bread of the Presence: Literally bread of presentation; 12 loaves, representing the 12 tribes of Israel, 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.}bread of the Presence ^c that had been removed from the presence of the Lord. When the bread was removed, it had been replaced with warm bread.