This entry, and the one it links to, imply that it was only Dovid ha'Melech who was stricken with bulmus and who was given Lechem ha'Panim to eat. However, as the Pesukim make clear, it was he along with all of the men who were with him. Perhaps these entries should be adjusted to take this into account.
>>35)[line 30 "... V'HU DERECH CHOL [V'AF KI HA'YOM YIKDASH BA'KELI.]"- "and it (the Lechem ha'Panim) is close to being Chulin (unconsecrated food, since it was taken off the Shulchan to be eaten by the Kohanim - RASHI to Shmuel I 21:6), [even though today it was / will be sanctified by a [holy] utensil.]" (Shmuel I 21:6) - David was running away from Shaul ha'Melech and he became affected by Bulmus (a certain illness that necessitates the person to eat immediately). He arrived in Nov, the city of the Kohanim where the Bamas Tzibur was located, and asked Achimelech, the Kohen Gadol, for food. Achimelech responded that the only bread available was Lechem ha'Panim, which David instructed him to give him, since he was ill. The exact dialogue and details of the events of their meeting is a subject of an argument between the Tana'im, as our Gemara presently shows. See below, entry #38, and see Background to Menachos 29:19.<<
Shalom Rav Moshie,
Thank you for this excellent comment! It is true that in verse 3, David says that he has directed a group of youths to remain at an undisclosed location. On the other hand, it does seem evident -- especially from verses 2, 3, and 7 -- that David was indeed alone when he encountered Achimelech to receive the bread. And from the Gemara (top of 96a) it seems evident that indeed only David was stricken with Bulmus.
So, of course, I will always be happy to suggest any change to the wording of the explanations on the website, but in light of the above, when I read the current version on the webpages (cited below), I found it challenging to see that anything was lacking.
Bi'Verachah,
Yishai Rasowsky
Links to webpages:
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https://dafyomi.co.il/menachos/backgrnd/mn-in-095.htm#:~:text=%5Bline%2030%5D%22...%20%D7%95%D6%B0%D7%94%D7%95%D6%BC%D7%90,Menachos%2029%3A19.
[line 30] V'HU DERECH CHOL [V'AF KI HA'YOM YIKDASH BA'KELI.]"- "and it (the Lechem ha'Panim) is close to being Chulin (unconsecrated food, since it was taken off the Shulchan to be eaten by the Kohanim - RASHI to Shmuel I 21:6), [even though today it was / will be sanctified by a [holy] utensil.]" (Shmuel I 21:6) - David was running away from Shaul ha'Melech and he became affected by Bulmus (a certain illness that necessitates the person to eat immediately). He arrived in Nov, the city of the Kohanim where the Bamas Tzibur was located, and asked Achimelech, the Kohen Gadol, for food. Achimelech responded that the only bread available was Lechem ha'Panim, which David instructed him to give him, since he was ill. The exact dialogue and details of the events of their meeting is a subject of an argument between the Tana'im, as our Gemara presently shows. See below, entry #38, and see Background to Menachos 29:19.
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https://dafyomi.co.il/menachos/backgrnd/mn-in-029.htm#19:~:text=The%20incident%20described,some%20to%20him.
The incident described in this verse occurred following Yonasan's discovery of the depth of the jealousy of his father towards David. After Yonasan shot the arrows and signaled to David that all was not well between Shaul ha'Melech and David (Shaul's son-in-law and right-hand man), he gave David his blessings and sent him, now a fugitive, on his way. Upon his arrival at Nov, the town of Kohanim and the location of the Mishkan, David pretended that he had been sent on a secret mission by the king, and he asked the Kohen Gadol for bread. The only bread available, Achimelech pointed out, was the Lechem ha'Panim on the Shulchan. David, of course, was forbidden, like any Zar (non-Kohen), from eating the Lechem ha'Panim, which was Kodesh. However, he had contracted an illness (called Bulmus) which would have been life-threatening had he not eaten, which is why Achimelech offered to give some to him.