Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 20:7
If he say thus, [It is] well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be very wroth, [then] be sure that evil is determined by him.
Then be sure, Heb. know thou; for indeed David knew well enough that Saul designed to kill him.; but he useth this course for Jonathans information and satisfaction, and for his own greater vindication, if he did wholly withdraw himself from Saul, and from his wife; which he foresaw he should be forced to do.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
If he say thus, [it is] well,…. It is very well, it is very good and right in him to do so:
thy servant shall have peace; it will be a token that the wrath of the king was removed, and that his mind was well disposed towards David, and things had taken an happy turn, and would issue in his peace and prosperity:
but if he be very wroth; with Jonathan for giving leave, and with David for going away:
[then] be sure that evil is determined by him; that he has a settled obstinate malice in his heart, which is become implacable and inveterate, and confirmed in him; and that it is a determined point with him to slay David if possible, which he hoped to have an opportunity of doing at that time in which he was disappointed, and caused such wrath in him.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
1Sa 20:7 If he say thus, [It is] well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be very wroth, [then] be sure that evil is determined by him.
Ver. 7. But if he be very wroth. ] The Rabbis have a saying, that three ways men discover their dispositions – viz., bekis, bekos, becagnash, in their purses, cups, and passions.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
evil. Hebrew. ra’a. App-44.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
It is well: Deu 1:23, 2Sa 17:4
evil: 1Sa 20:9, 1Sa 25:17, Est 7:7
Reciprocal: Gen 24:14 – thereby 1Sa 20:32 – what hath Psa 56:5 – all