1Sa 21:3 | MHM | STEP | v. 3–4 : David asked for bread, saying he and his men needed food. Ahimelech said there was only holy bread, the show-bread, which was usually just for priests (1 Samuel 21:3–4 ). Ahimelech wanted to be careful about the law, but David explained that he and his men were clean, and in this special case, they could eat the bread. Jesus later used this story to show that mercy is more important than sacrifice (Matthew 12:3

‏ 1 Samuel 21:3

v. 3–4: David asked for bread, saying he and his men needed food. Ahimelech said there was only holy bread, the show-bread, which was usually just for priests (1 Samuel 21:3–4 ^a). Ahimelech wanted to be careful about the law, but David explained that he and his men were clean, and in this special case, they could eat the bread. Jesus later used this story to show that mercy is more important than sacrifice (Matthew 12:3–4 ^b).