1 Samuel 20:26

And Saul hath not spoken anything on that day, for he said, 'It [is] an accident; he is not clean — surely not clean.'

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean.

In Context

25and the king sitteth on his seat, as time by time, on a seat by the wall, and Jonathan riseth, and Abner sitteth at the side of Saul, and David's place is looked after.

27And it cometh to pass on the second morrow of the new moon, that David's place is looked after, and Saul saith unto Jonathan his son, 'Wherefore hath the son of Jesse not come in, either yesterday or to-day, unto the food?'

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Cross References

Leviticus 11:24'And by these ye are made unclean, any one who is coming against their carcase is unclean till the evening;

Leviticus 11:31these [are] the unclean to you among all which are teeming; any one who is coming against them in their death is unclean till the evening.

Leviticus 15:5and any one who cometh against his bed doth wash his garments, and hath bathed with water, and been unclean till the evening.

Leviticus 15:19'And when a woman hath an issue — blood is her issue in her flesh — seven days she is in her separation, and any one who is coming against her is unclean till the evening.

1 Samuel 16:5and he saith, 'Peace; to sacrifice to Jehovah I have come, sanctify yourselves, and ye have come in with me to the sacrifice;' and he sanctifieth Jesse and his sons, and calleth them to the sacrifice.

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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