1 Samuel 20:29

and he said, Let me go, I pray thee, for we have a family sacrifice in the city, and my brethren have + 20:29 Gr. given a charge for me.sent for me; and now, if I have found grace in thine eyes, I will even go over and see my brethren: therefore he is not present at the table of the king.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And he said, Let me go, I pray thee; for our family hath a sacrifice in the city; and my brother, he hath commanded me to be there: and now, if I have found favour in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he cometh not unto the king’s table.

In Context

28And Jonathan answered Saul, and said to him, David asked leave of me to go as far as Bethleem his city;

30And Saul was exceedingly angry with Jonathan, and said to him, Thou son of + 20:30 Lit. deserting in a military sense.traitorous damsels! for do I not know that thou art an accomplice with the son of Jessæ to thy shame, and to the shame of thy mother's nakedness?

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Cross References

1 Samuel 17:28And Eliab his elder brother heard as he spoke to the men, and Eliab was very angry with David and said, Why hast thou thus come down, and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride and the naughtiness of thine heart, for thou art come down to see the battle.

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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