Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 21:3
Now therefore what is under thine hand? give [me] five [loaves of] bread in mine hand, or what there is present.
Under thine hand, to wit, in thy power, and ready for thee to give, and for me to take, and eat.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
Now therefore what is under thine hand?…. Meaning, what food had he in his house?
give [me] five [loaves of] bread in mine hand; to take with him, for him and his servants in such a place:
or what there is present; or to be found g in the tabernacle; if not five loaves, two, or three, or four, or what food soever he had by him.
g “quicquid inveneris”, V. L, “inventum”, Montanus; “quicquid inventum fuerit”, Tigurine version.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
3. What is under thine hand What provision? what food hast thou ready made, or on hand?
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
(3) Now therefore what is under thine hand? give me five loaves of bread in mine hand, or what there is present.
David wanted bread: he felt the force of hunger, and therefore scrupled not to take of what the priest would give him in his distress. Do I not see Jesus’s hunger here pointed out, when he was led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil? But oh! how vast the superiority? Though that holy, harmless, undefiled High Priest, felt all the pressure of hunger; for he was in points tempted like as we are, sin only excepted, yet Jesus permitted not a miracle to supply his own wants, though he graciously wrought many to supply the wants of others.
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
1Sa 21:3 Now therefore what is under thine hand? give [me] five [loaves of] bread in mine hand, or what there is present.
Ver. 3. Or what there is present. ] Heb., Found; anything to preserve life. Eat that which is set before you, a said our Saviour to his disciples. Eat to live; hunger is the best sauce, and can well season homely dainties.
a . – Luke x. 8.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
under thine: 1Sa 21:4, Jdg 9:29, Isa 3:6
present: Heb. found
Reciprocal: Gen 47:15 – Give us bread Jdg 16:7 – If they bind Mat 12:3 – what Mar 2:25 – what Luk 6:3 – what
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1Sa 21:3-4. What is under thy hand? He desires to know what he was able to do for him to supply his wants. And particularly he requests some bread for himself and servants. Or what there is present That is, any other victuals. There is hallowed bread Here in the tabernacle. Doubtless, Ahimelech had other provisions in his house; but David was in great haste, and in fear of Doeg, whom he saw and knew, and therefore would not stay till any thing could be fetched from thence. There seemed to be a double impediment to Ahimelechs giving David and his servants this bread: 1st, Its sacredness in itself, which he intimates, and in answer to which David pleads his great necessity; an answer with which Ahimelech appears to have been satisfied. Cases of necessity, as the Jews themselves allow, often superseded the observance of the ritual laws; and this compliance of Ahimelech is urged with great force by our Saviour, in vindication of a similar infringement, Mar 2:25. Dodd. 2d, It was requisite that all who ate of the holy bread, should have observed the same purity which was required of the priests, particularly in the instance of abstinence from all women; and Ahimelech suspected that David or his servants might possibly want this qualification, and therefore inquires concerning it. But out of respect to David he does not name him, but asks only concerning the young men. Davids answer, however, shows that he was intended to be included in the inquiry.