Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 20:22
But if I say thus unto the young man, Behold, the arrows [are] beyond thee; go thy way: for the LORD hath sent thee away.
22. the young man ] The stripling, as in 1Sa 17:56.
the Lord hath sent thee away ] Bids thee depart. Jonathan is prepared to recognise the Divine Will in the banishment of David from Saul’s court. God had another school in which the future king must be trained.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Take this for an intimation of Gods providence, that thou shouldst keep away from the court.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
But if I say thus unto the young man, behold, the arrows [are] beyond thee,…. Being shot to a greater distance than where the young man was:
go thy way, for the Lord hath sent thee away; then he was to depart directly, without staying to have any conversation with Jonathan, which would not be safe for either of them, and so make the best of his way into the country, and escape for his life; for so it was ordered by the providence of God, that he must not stay, but be gone immediately: the signals were these, that if things were favourable, then he would shoot his arrows on one side of the lad, and David might come out and show himself at once; but if not, he would shoot them beyond him, by which he might know that he must flee for his life.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
22. Go thy way Jonathan thus provides for informing David of Saul’s designs without making a personal interview between them necessary. Such an interview might be hazardous to both of them, and so they make provision for the worst. They had, however, the opportunity of another personal interview. 1Sa 20:41-42.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
1Sa 20:22 But if I say thus unto the young man, Behold, the arrows [are] beyond thee; go thy way: for the LORD hath sent thee away.
Ver. 22. Go thy way. ] Fuge, fuge, cito, citius, citissime, flee, flee, quickly, more quickly, most quickly, shift for thyself, and so serve God’s providence in such a way as he shall direct thee.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Reciprocal: 1Sa 20:36 – beyond him 1Sa 20:42 – Go in peace
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
20:22 But if I say thus unto the young man, Behold, the arrows [are] beyond thee; go thy way: for the {i} LORD hath sent thee away.
(i) The Lord is the author of your departure.