Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 20:27
And it came to pass on the morrow, [which was] the second [day] of the month, that David’s place was empty: and Saul said unto Jonathan his son, Wherefore cometh not the son of Jesse to meat, neither yesterday, nor today?
Which was the second day of the month, or, on the morrow of the new moon, being the second day; either,
1. Of the three days appointed, 1Sa 20:5,19. Or,
2. Of the feast. Or,
3. Of the month. Saul said unto Jonathan, who was Davids friend, and best knew his mind and his ways. He calls him the son of Jesse, in scorn and contempt, to note the meanness of his original; and as not deigning to call him by his proper name: see below, 1Sa 22:9; 25:10.
Neither yesterday, nor to-day; for the uncleanness which came by some chance usually lasted but for one day. See Le 11.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
27. on the morrow, which was thesecond day of the monthThe time of the moon’s appearance beinguncertainwhether at midday, in the evening, or at midnight, thefestival was extended over two days. Custom, not the law, hadintroduced this.
Saul said unto Jonathan hisson, Wherefore cometh not the son of JesseThe question wasasked, as it were, casually, and with as great an air of indifferenceas he could assume. And Jonathan having replied that David had askedand obtained his permission to attend a family anniversary atBeth-lehem [Act 20:28; Act 20:29],the pent-up passions of the king burst out in a most violent storm ofrage and invective against his son.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
And it came to pass on the morrow, [which was] the second [day] of the month,…. The Targum is,
“and it was on the day after it, which was the intercalation of the second month;”
when the beginning of the month was judged of by the appearance of the moon, and there was a difficulty about that, what day it appeared on, two days were kept for it; and Abarbinel e is clear for it, that two days were kept in this month; but if this was not the case, since the remainder of peace offerings might be eaten the next day, Le 7:16. Saul and his guests might meet on the second day for that purpose:
that David’s place was empty: on that day also:
and Saul said to Jonathan his son; who he knew was David’s friend and confident, and could give the best account of him:
wherefore cometh not the son of Jesse to meat, neither yesterday nor today; he accounted for his not coming yesterday, because he supposed he might be under some ceremonial uncleanness; but then that only lasted to the evening of that day; but not coming the second day when he was clean, he inquires after him; and not owning him for his son-in-law, by way of contempt, and to lessen him in the esteem of all at table, he calls him the son of Jesse.
e Comment. in Exod. xii.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(27) On the morrow.Davids continued absence on the second day of the feast awoke Sauls suspicion, and he asked his son, who was sitting by him, what was the reason of his friends absence, aware that no accident connected with ceremonial defilement would keep him away two following days.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
27. Wherefore cometh not the son of Jesse to meat But how could Saul reasonably expect him to come after all his dark attempts upon his life? Those attempts had all been made during real or apparent fits of madness, and he probably supposed that David would not regard them as the result of deep-seated intentions. He may also have learned that David had returned from Ramah, and had been seen with Jonathan since he had sent messengers and had gone himself to take him.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
1Sa 20:27 And it came to pass on the morrow, [which was] the second [day] of the month, that David’s place was empty: and Saul said unto Jonathan his son, Wherefore cometh not the son of Jesse to meat, neither yesterday, nor to day?
Ver. 27. Wherefore cometh not the son of Jesse to meat? ] Wherefore should he, say, unless he were weary of his life, which was so lately sought for? But Saul thought, belike, that David would forget old injuries, and make as small account of them as himself who had done them. But what is the old saying in this case?
“ Pulvere, qui laedit, scribit; sed marmore, laesus. ”
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Wherefore: 1Sa 18:11, 1Sa 19:9, 1Sa 19:10, 1Sa 19:15
the son: 1Sa 22:7-9, 1Sa 22:13, 1Sa 22:14, 1Sa 25:10, Isa 11:1, Isa 11:2, Mat 13:55, 1Pe 2:4
Reciprocal: 2Ch 10:16 – the son
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1Sa 20:27-28. Wherefore cometh not the son of Jesse? So he calls him in contempt and scorn, to mark the meanness of his original, and as not deigning to call him by his proper name. Neither yesterday nor to-day For the uncleanness that came by some accident usually lasted but for one day. David earnestly asked leave of me Which he, being next to the king, it is likely, had power to grant, as appears from Sauls demanding of him what was become of David.
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
20:27 And it came to pass on the morrow, [which was] the second [day] of the month, that David’s place was empty: and Saul said unto Jonathan his son, Wherefore cometh not {l} the son of Jesse to meat, neither yesterday, nor to day?
(l) Thus he speaks contemptuously of David.