1 Samuel 20:1
And David fled from Naioth by 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 seeks my life?
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1 Samuel 12:3Here I am: testify against me before Jehovah, and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I injured? or of whose hand have I received any ransom and blinded mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it to you.
1 Samuel 19:18And David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth.
1 Samuel 20:32And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said to him, Why should he be put to death? what has he done?
1 Samuel 24:9And David said to Saul, Why dost thou listen to words of men, saying, Behold, David seeks thy hurt?
1 Samuel 24:12Jehovah judge between me and thee, and Jehovah avenge me of thee; but my hand shall not be upon thee.
1 Samuel 26:18And he said, Why does my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 20:1
David, having several times narrowly escaped Saul's fury, begins to consider at last whether it may not be necessary for him to retire into the country and to take up arms in his own defence. But he will not do so daring a thing without consulting his faithful friend Jonathan; how he did this, and what passed between them, we have an account in this chapter, where we have as surprising instances of supernatural love as we had in the chapter before of unnatural hatred. I. David complains to Jonathan of his present… Read the whole commentary →