1 Samuel 20:33

And Saul picked up a lance, so that he might strike him. And Jonathan understood that it had been decided by his father that David be put to death.

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In The King James Version

And Saul cast a javelin at him to smite him: whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined of his father to slay David.

In Context

32Then Jonathan, answering his father Saul, said: “Why should he die? What has he done?”

34Therefore, Jonathan rose up from the table in a rage of anger. And he did not eat bread on the second day after the new moon. For he was saddened over David, because his father had confounded him.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 18:11And he threw it, thinking that he would be able to fix David to the wall. And David stepped aside twice, from before his face.

1 Samuel 20:7If he will say, ‘It is well,’ then your servant will have peace. But if he will be angry, know that his malice has reached its height.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 20:25-35

Jonathan Excuses David to Saul. ( b. c. 1058.) 24 So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat. 25 And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, even upon a seat by the wall: and Jonathan arose, and Abner sat by Saul's side, and David's place was empty. 26 Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean. 27 And it came to pass on the morrow, which was the second day of… Read the whole commentary →

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