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Sanctuary Location Explains The Scene
- The sanctuary and tabernacle locations were separated in this period, so priestly duties and the ark were not co-located.
- That separation frames why Ahimelech (the priest) and the bread of the presence appear where David goes.
David's Quick Excuse To Ahimelech
- David improvises a plausible-deniability story to Ahimelech to explain why he appears alone and unarmed.
- He claims a secret royal mission and says his men are waiting elsewhere to avoid suspicion.
Consecrated Bread Given For Pragmatic Reasons
- The priest gives David the consecrated 'bread of the presence' because David claims his men are ritually pure.
- The bread's sanctity made it acceptable for priests to consume and it transmitted holiness to those who ate it.