# Connecting Statement: Jesus finishes asking the question he began in verse 25. # how he went into the house of God ... to those who were with him? This question began in 2:25. If you translated the rhetorical question as a statement or command in verse 25, then the question mark here should become a period. Alternate translation: "how he went into the house of God ... to those who were with him." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]]) # how he went into the house of God ... to those who were with him This can be expressed as a statement separate from verse 25. If so, verse 25 should end with a period instead of a dash. Alternate translation: "He went into the house of God ... to those who were with him" # how he went The word "he" refers to David. # bread of the presence This refers to the twelve loaves of bread that were placed on a golden table in the tabernacle or temple building as a sacrifice to God during Old Testament times.