Matthew 14:20

“And they did all eat, etc.] Christ and his twelve disciples, and the five thousand men, with the women and children, of the five loaves and two fishes; everyone had their portion, and were filled; they were satisfied, they had a full meal, they had enough, and to spare; (see <143110>2 Chronicles 31:10) which the Targumist paraphrases thus. “And Azariah said unto him, who was appointed chief over the house of Zadok, and said, from the time that they began to separate the offering, to bring it into the sanctuary of the Lord, ˆy[bçw ˆylka, “we have eat and are filled”, and have “left much”; for “the word of the Lord” hath blessed his people, and what is left, lo! it is this plenty of good.” The…”

“A full narrative of the feeding the five thousand is given in each of the other evangelists: in Mark 6:32-44; in Luke 9:10-17; in John 6:1-14. Matthew 14:13 And when Jesus heard of it, he departed - He went to a place of safety. He never threw himself unnecessarily into danger. It was proper that he should secure his life until the appointed time had come for him to die. By a ship into a desert place - That is, he crossed the Sea of Galilee. He went to the country east of the sea, into a place little inhabited. Luke says Luke 9:10 he went to a place called Bethsaida. See the notes at Matthew 11:21. “A desert place” means a place little cultivated, where there were few or no inhabitants. On…”

“were: Mat 5:6, Mat 15:33; Exo 16:8, Exo 16:12; Lev 26:26; Kg1 17:12-16; Kg2 4:43, Kg2 4:44; Pro 13:25; Eze 4:14-16; Hag 1:6; Luk 1:53, Luk 9:17; Joh 6:7, Joh 6:11 and they took: Mat 15:37, Mat 15:38, Mat 16:8-10; Kg2 4:1-7; Mar 6:42-44, Mar 8:8, Mar 8:9, Mar 8:16-21; Joh 6:12-14 Matthew 14:21”