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1 Samuel 20:3 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 20 · verse 3
And David sware 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.1 Samuel 20:3 · King James Version
1 Samuel 20:3 in context
1And 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?
2And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, but that he will shew it me: and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so.
3And David sware 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.
4Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will even do it for thee.
5And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to morrow 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- certainlyyâdaʻto knowH3045 →
- JonathanYᵉhôwnâthânJehonathan, the name of four IsraelitesH3083 →
- grievedʻâtsabproperly, to carveH6087 →
- fatherʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- DavidDâvidDavid, the youngest son of JesseH1732 →
- swareshâbaʻto seven oneselfH7650 →
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Here, I. David makes a representation to Jonathan of his present troubles. While Saul lay bound by his trance at Naioth David escaped to the court, and got to speak with Jonathan. And it was happy for him that he had such a friend at court, when he had such an enemy on the throne.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-8