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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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
How	πῶς pōs	G4459	an interrogative particle of manner · particle — interrogative
he went	εἰσῆλθεν eisēlthen	G1525	to enter (literally or figuratively) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
into	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
the house	οἶκον oikon	G3624	a dwelling (more or less extensive · noun — accusative singular masculine
of God	θεοῦ theou	G2316	figuratively · noun — genitive singular masculine, a title
in the days of	ἐπὶ epi	G1909	properly · preposition
Abiathar	Ἀβιαθὰρ Abiathar	G8	Abiathar · noun — genitive singular masculine, a proper name
the high priest	ἀρχιερέως archiereōs	G749	the high-priest (literally · noun — genitive singular masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
did eat	ἔφαγεν ephagen	G5315	to eat (literally or figuratively) · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
the shewbread	προθέσεως protheseōs	G4286	a setting forth · noun — genitive singular feminine
which	οὓς hous	G3739	the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun · relative pronoun — accusative plural masculine
is	ἔξεστιν exestin	G1832	so also neuter present participle of the same (with or… · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular
not	οὐκ ouk	G3756	the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative
lawful	ἔξεστι éxesti	G1832	so also neuter present participle of the same (with or…
to eat	φαγεῖν phagein	G5315	to eat (literally or figuratively) · verb — aorist active infinitive
but	μὴ mē	G3361	(adverb) not · particle — negative
for the priests	ἱερεῖς, hi'ereis	G2409	a priest (literally or figuratively) · noun — accusative plural masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
gave	ἔδωκεν edōken	G1325	to give (used in a very wide application · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
also	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
to them which	τὸν ton	G3588	the (sometimes to be supplied · article — accusative singular masculine
were	ὤν ṓn	G5607	being
with	σὺν sun	G4862	with or together (but much closer than G3326 (μετά) or… · preposition
him	αὐτῷ autō	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative singular masculine

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Cross-references

2 Samuel 8:17 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe;
Leviticus 24:5-9 And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake.
1 Samuel 21:1 Then 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…
1 Chronicles 24:6 And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahi…
1 Samuel 22:20-22 And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.
1 Kings 2:26-27 And 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 thi…
Exodus 29:32-33 And 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 congregatio…
1 Samuel 23:6 And 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.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 2:18–end

Christ had been put to justify himself in conversing with publicans and sinners: here he is put to justify his disciples; and in what they do according to his will he will justify them, and bear them out. I. He justifies them in their not fasting, which was turned to their reproach by the Pharisees. Why do the Pharisees and the disciples of John fast? They used to fast, the Pharisees fasted twice in the week (Luk 18:12), and probably the disciples of John did so too; and, it should seem, this very day, when Christ and his disciples were feasting in Levi's house, was their fast-day, for the word is nēsteuousi - they do fast, or are fasting, which aggravated the offence. Thus apt are strict p…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Mark 2:12

And immediately he arose, took up the bed--"Sweet saying!" says BENGEL: "The bed had borne the man: now the man bore the bed." and went forth before them all--proclaiming by that act to the multitude, whose wondering eyes would follow him as he pressed through them, that He who could work such a glorious miracle of healing, must indeed "have power on earth to forgive sins." We never saw it on this fashion--"never saw it thus," or, as we say, "never saw the like." In Luke (Luk 5:26) it is, "We have seen strange [unexpected] things to-day"--referring both to the miracles wrought and the forgiveness of sins pronounced by Human Lips. In Matthew (Mat 9:8) it is, "They marvelled, and glorified…

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Adam Clarke on Mark 2:26

The days of Abiathar the high priest - It appears from Sa1 21:1, which is the place referred to here, that Ahimelech was then high priest at Nob: and from Sa1 22:20; Sa1 23:6, and Ch1 18:16, it appears that Abiathar was the son of Ahimelech. The Persic reads Abimelech instead of Abiathar. Theophylact supposes that Abiathar was the priest, and Ahimelech or Abimelech the high priest, and thus endeavors to reconcile both the sacred historians. Others reconcile the accounts thus: Ahimelech was called Ahimelech Abiathar, אב ab, father, understood; and Abiathar was called Abiathar Ahimelech, בן ben, son, understood. Probably they both officiated in the high priesthood; and the name of the office w…

The Church Fathers

(ubi sup.) There is, however, no discrepancy, for both were there, when David came to ask for bread, and received it: that is to say, Abimelech, the High Priest, and Abiathar his son; but Abimelech having been slain by Saul, Abiathar fled to David, and became the companion of all his exile afterwards. When he came to the throne, he himself also received the rank of High Priest, and the son became of much greater excellence than the father, and therefore was worthy to be mentioned as the High Priest, even during his fathers life-time.
— Bede ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Abiathar — Father of abundance, or my father excels, the son of Ahimelech the high priest. He was the tenth high priest, and the fourth in descent from Eli. When his father was slain with the priests of Nob, he…
Sabbath — (Heb. verb shabbath, meaning “to rest from labour”), the day of rest. It is first mentioned as having been instituted in Paradise, when man was in innocence (Gen. 2:2). “The sabbath was made for…
Ahimelech · 21; — 21;

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Mark 2:26

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 2:18–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Mark 2:12

Adam Clarke on Mark 2:26

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Mark 2:26

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 2:18–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Mark 2:12

Adam Clarke on Mark 2:26

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Mark 2:26

John Calvin on Mark 2:23–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Mark 2:25-26