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1 Samuel 20:5 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 20 · verse 5
And 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.1 Samuel 20:5 · King James Version
1 Samuel 20:5 in context
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.
6If 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.
7If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be very wroth, then be sure that evil is determined by him.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- JonathanYᵉhôwnâthânJehonathan, the name of four IsraelitesH3083 →
- morrowmâchârproperly, deferredH4279 →
- DavidDâvidDavid, the youngest son of JesseH1732 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- moonchôdeshthe new moonH2320 →
- failyâshabproperly, to sit downH3427 →
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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