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The Holy Bread Quiz

David, on the run from Saul, came to a priest and was given the bread meant for God alone. See how much you remember about 1 Samuel 21. Complete the quiz to unlock a free 7-day prayer guide!

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  1. What town did David come to while fleeing from Saul?
    • Nob
    • Hebron
    • Ziklag
  2. Who was the priest that David met there?
    • Ahimelech
    • Eli
    • Samuel
  3. How did Ahimelech feel when David arrived?
    • Afraid
    • Joyful
    • Angry
  4. How many men came with David to Nob?
    • None, he was alone
    • Twelve
    • An army
  5. How many loaves of bread did David ask for?
    • Five
    • Ten
    • Two
  6. What kind of bread did the priest have to give?
    • Hallowed bread
    • Common bread
    • Barley cakes
  7. Where had the shewbread been kept?
    • Before the LORD
    • In the marketplace
    • In David's tent
  8. Which servant of Saul was at Nob that day?
    • Doeg the Edomite
    • Jonathan
    • Nabal
  9. What weapon did the priest give David?
    • The sword of Goliath
    • A bow
    • A spear
  10. What does this story teach?
    • Mercy meets real human need
    • Bread should never be shared
    • Priests may not help travelers

The Holy Bread Quiz Answers & Bible References

Every answer below, with the King James Bible verse it comes from — so you can look up each one for yourself.

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  1. What town did David come to while fleeing from Saul?

    Nob

    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 no man with thee?

    1 Samuel 21:1 (KJV)

  2. Who was the priest that David met there?

    Ahimelech

    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 no man with thee?

    1 Samuel 21:1 (KJV)

  3. How did Ahimelech feel when David arrived?

    Afraid

    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 no man with thee?

    1 Samuel 21:1 (KJV)

  4. How many men came with David to Nob?

    None, he was alone

    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 no man with thee?

    1 Samuel 21:1 (KJV)

  5. How many loaves of bread did David ask for?

    Five

    Now therefore what is under thine hand? give me five loaves of bread in mine hand, or what there is present.

    1 Samuel 21:3 (KJV)

  6. What kind of bread did the priest have to give?

    Hallowed bread

    And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women.

    1 Samuel 21:4 (KJV)

  7. Where had the shewbread been kept?

    Before the LORD

    So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the shewbread, that was taken from before the LORD, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.

    1 Samuel 21:6 (KJV)

  8. Which servant of Saul was at Nob that day?

    Doeg the Edomite

    Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul.

    1 Samuel 21:7 (KJV)

  9. What weapon did the priest give David?

    The sword of Goliath

    And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.

    1 Samuel 21:9 (KJV)

  10. What does this story teach?

    Mercy meets real human need

    So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the shewbread, that was taken from before the LORD, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.

    1 Samuel 21:6 (KJV)