1 Samuel 20:27

Contextual Overview

²⁴So David hid in the countryside. ²⁴ So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat food. ²⁴ So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat. ²⁴ So David hid himself in the field. When the new moon came, the king was seated at the feast. ²⁴ So David hid himself in the field. And when the new moon came, the king sat down to eat food. ²⁴ So David hid in the field. When the New Moon festival came, the king sat down to eat. ²⁴ So David hid in the field. When the new moon came, the king sat down to eat his meal. ²⁴So David hid in the field; and when the New Moon [festival] came, the king sat down to eat food. ²⁴ So David hid himself in the field; and when the new moon came, the king sat down to eat food. ²⁴ So Dauid hid him selfe in the field: and when the first day of the moneth came, the King sate to eate meate.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Wherefore: 1 Samuel 18:11, 1 Samuel 19:9, 1 Samuel 19:10, 1 Samuel 19:15

the son: 1 Samuel 22:7-9, 1 Samuel 22:13, 1 Samuel 22:14, 1 Samuel 25:10, Isaiah 11:1, Isaiah 11:2, Matthew 13:55, 1 Peter 2:4

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 10:16 - the son

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it came to pass on the morrow, [which was] the second [day] of the month,.... The Targum is,

"and it was on the day after it, which was the intercalation of the second month;''

when the beginning of the month was judged of by the appearance of the moon, and there was a difficulty about that, what day it appeared on, two days were kept for it; and Abarbinel e is clear for it, that two days were kept in this month; but if this was not the case, since the remainder of peace offerings might be eaten the next day, Leviticus 7:16. Saul and his guests might meet on the second day for that purpose:

that David's place was empty: on that day also:

and Saul said to Jonathan his son; who he knew was David's friend and confident, and could give the best account of him:

wherefore cometh not the son of Jesse to meat, neither yesterday nor today; he accounted for his not coming yesterday, because he supposed he might be under some ceremonial uncleanness; but then that only lasted to the evening of that day; but not coming the second day when he was clean, he inquires after him; and not owning him for his son-in-law, by way of contempt, and to lessen him in the esteem of all at table, he calls him the son of Jesse.

e Comment. in Exod. xii.