1 Samuel 20:33

Then Saul cast the spear at him to smite him; and Jonathan knew that it was determined by his father to put David to death.

Darby Translation

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

32And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said to him, Why should he be put to death? what has he done?

34And Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and ate no meat the second day of the new moon; for he was grieved for David, because his father had done him shame.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 18:11And Saul cast the spear, and thought, I will smite David and the wall. But David turned away from him twice.

1 Samuel 20:7If he say thus, It is well, thy servant shall have peace; but if he be very wroth, be sure that evil is determined by him.

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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