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Luke 6:3

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Jesus, answering them, said, “Haven’t you read what David did when he was hungry, he, and those who were with him;

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  • Was David alone when asking for the holy bread at Nob?

    1 Samuel 21:1 has Ahimelech ask David "why art thou alone, and no man with thee?" — implying David arrived solo. Jesus in the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew 12:3-4, Mark 2:25-26, Luke 6:3-4) explicitly says David's companions ate the showbread with him.

    Critical scholarship: Leans toward a genuine contradiction.

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