Bible Commentary

If thy father at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked [leave] of me that he might run to Bethlehem his city: for [there is] a yearly sacrifice there for all the family. 6. a yearly sacrifice there for all the family ] This request incidentally throws light on the religious customs of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 20:6”

And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, tomorrow [is] the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field unto the third [day] at even. 5. the new moon ] The New Moon or first day of the lunar … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 20:5”

Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will even do [it] for thee. To wit, for the discovery of the truth, and for the preservation of thy life. Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole Then said Jonathan unto David,…. Now giving credit to what he had said, and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 20:4”

And David swore moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly [as] the LORD liveth, and [as] thy soul liveth, [ there] [is] but a step between me and death. 3. And David sware … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 20:3”

And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, but that he will show it me: and why should my father hide this thing from me? it [is] not [so]. 2. nothing either great or small ] i.e. absolutely nothing. Cp. 1Sa 22:15, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 20:2”

And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what [is] mine iniquity? and what [is] my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life? Ch. 1Sa 20:1-10. David’s consultation with Jonathan 1. David fled from Naioth ] While Saul lay helpless in his trance, David, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 20:1”

And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, [Is] Saul also among the prophets? 24. naked ] Not literally naked, but stripped of his outer garment. Is Saul also among the prophets?] The origin of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 19:24”

And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah. 23. until he came to Naioth ] The inspiration seized Saul even before he reached the company of prophets. He was to be convinced of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 19:23”

Then went he also to Ramah, and came to a great well that [is] in Sechu: and he asked and said, Where [are] Samuel and David? And [one] said, Behold, [they be] at Naioth in Ramah. 22. a great well ] The great cistern, some well known landmark in Sechu, a place nowhere else mentioned, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 19:22”

And when it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they prophesied likewise. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they prophesied also. 21. they prophesied also ] Carried away by the religious excitement they forgot their errand, and joined the chant of the prophets. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 19:21”