Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 20:13
The LORD do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it please my father [to do] thee evil, then I will show it thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and the LORD be with thee, as he hath been with my father.
13. The Lord do so, &c.] See on 1Sa 3:17.
the Lord be with thee, &c.] Cp. 1Sa 18:12. Jonathan already foresees David’s destiny, as is clear from the following verses. See also 1Sa 23:17.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 13. The Lord be with thee, as he hath been with my father.] From this, and other passages here it is evident that Jonathan knew that the Lord had appointed David to the kingdom.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
The Lord give thee that honour and success in all thy affairs which he hath given to my father. Jonathan undoubtedly knew of Samuels final and irrevocable sentence of Sauls rejection from the kingdom, and of the substitution of some other person after Gods own heart in his stead; and that David was this person he might strongly suspect, (that which even Saul suspected,) both from his eminent piety, and wisdom, and valour, and universal worth, and from the great things which God had done, both by him and for him, in preserving and advancing him by such unusual methods; and it is most likely that Jonathan did ask David about it, and that David did faithfully inform him of the whole truth, as may be gathered both from the words here following, and from 1Sa 23:17. And that the knowledge hereof did not raise jealousy, and envy, and rage in him, who was the next heir of the crown, as it did in his father, must be ascribed to Jonathans piety towards God, to whose disposal he cheerfully submitted himself, and to his sincere friendship to David, in whose happiness he rejoiced as in his own.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
The Lord do so and much more to Jonathan,…. Recompense evil more than can be thought of and expressed, should he neglect to inform David of the good disposition of Saul unto him:
but if it please my father [to do] thee evil; if he seems determined upon it to take away thy life:
then I will show it thee; not by a messenger, by whom it would not be safe to communicate it, lest by that means Saul would know where he was, and come and slay him; but Jonathan would come himself, and acquaint him with it:
and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace; give him leave, and advise him to depart, and provide for his own safety, adding his blessing on him, and prayer for him:
and the Lord be with thee, as he hath been with my father; in the beginning of his reign, giving him counsel and advice in all things, and victory over his enemies, succeeding and prospering him in whatsoever he engaged in; the Targum is,
“the Word of the Lord be for thy help, &c.”
Jonathan seemed to be fully apprized that David was to succeed in the kingdom.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
13. The Lord be with thee, as he hath been with my father These words, according to Keil, express the presentiment in Jonathan’s soul that David was yet to occupy the throne of Israel. This conviction is expressed more clearly in the next two verses. We may believe that Saul had now fully made up his mind that David was his rival for the throne; that he was the man after God’s own heart of whom Samuel had told him; and perhaps the fact that Samuel had anointed him at Beth-lehem was now generally known. Jonathan’s entering, with all these facts before him, into a solemn covenant with the house of David, and with no animosity, no jealousy, no harsh words, but still loving his rival as his own soul, is the most marvellous instance of human friendship and tenderness with which the records of our race acquaint us.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
1Sa 20:13 The LORD do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it please my father [to do] thee evil, then I will shew it thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and the LORD be with thee, as he hath been with my father.
Ver. 13. And the Lord be with thee, as he hath been with my father. ] Much joy mayest thou have of the kingdom after him; and the will of the Lord be done, whatever becometh of me. See 1Sa 23:17 . Pellican therefore was mistaken in thinking that Jonathan’s affection was somewhat abated toward David while he thought of the succession of the kingdom; and that therefore he was so hard of belief that his father intended mischief toward him.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
as = according as.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
The Lord do: 1Sa 3:17, 1Sa 25:22, Rth 1:17, 2Sa 3:35, 2Sa 19:13, 1Ki 19:2, 1Ki 20:10
the Lord be: 1Sa 17:37, Jos 1:5, 1Ch 22:11, 1Ch 22:16, Mat 28:20, Phi 4:9
he hath been with my father: 1Sa 10:7, 1Sa 11:6-13, 1Sa 14:47, 2Sa 7:15
Reciprocal: Gen 21:23 – swear Jos 1:17 – only the Lord 1Sa 19:3 – what I see 1Sa 22:8 – that my son 1Ki 1:37 – As the 2Th 3:16 – The Lord be
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
20:13 The LORD {g} do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it please my father [to do] thee evil, then I will shew it thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and the LORD be with thee, as he hath been with my father.
(g) The Lord punish me most grievously.