Matthew 12:4 - Exposition

How he entered into the house of God, and did eat; rather, and they did eat , with Revised Version margin ( ἔφαγον ), the simple plural verb laying the action less at David's door than does the phrase in the parallel passages—"and he gave" them to eat. Observe that the mention of ordinary people, like David's attendants, adds to the force of our Lord's illustration. The shew-bread ( Exodus 25:30 ; Le Exodus 24:5-7 ). Which . Which kind of food ( ὅ ). Was not lawful ( οὐκ ἔξον ἦν ) . Reminding the Pharisees of their own words in Matthew 12:2 . For him to eat, neither for them which were with him, bat only for the priests? (Le Matthew 24:9 ).