1 Samuel 20:24

1 Samuel 20:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat.
• New International Version (NIV)So David hid in the field, and when the New Moon feast came, the king sat down to eat.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So David hid himself in the field. And when the new moon came, the king sat down to eat food.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then David hid in the field. And when the New Moon had come, the king sat down to eat the feast.

Context of 1 Samuel 20:24

22But if I say this to the youth, ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you! ’ then go, for the Lord is sending you away. 23As for the matter you and I have spoken about, the Lord will be a witness between you and me forever.” So David hid in the countryside. At the New Moon, the king sat down to eat the meal. 25He sat at his usual place on the seat by the wall. Jonathan sat facing him and Abner took his place beside Saul, but David’s place was empty. 26Saul did not say anything that day because he thought, “Something unexpected has happened; he must be ceremonially unclean — yes, that’s it, he is unclean.”

1 Samuel 20:24 word by word

וַיִּסָּתֵ֥ר דָּוִ֖ד בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה וַיְהִ֣י הַחֹ֔דֶשׁ וַיֵּ֧שֶׁב הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ אֶל הַלֶּ֖חֶם לֶאֱכֽוֹל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• hidסָתַרsâthar · to hideH5641
• himself in the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
• and when the new moonחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · month: new moonH2320
• was come, the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• sat him downיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• to eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• meatלֶ֫חֶםlechem · foodH3899

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 20:24

• Psalms 50:16But God says to the wicked: “What right do you have to recite my statutes and to take my covenant on your lips?
• Proverbs 4:17They eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
• Proverbs 15:17Better a meal of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox with hatred.
• Proverbs 17:1Better a dry crust with peace than a house full of feasting with strife.
• Proverbs 21:3Doing what is righteous and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
• Isaiah 1:11“What are all your sacrifices to me?” asks the Lord. “I have had enough of burnt offerings and rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I have no desire for the blood of bulls, lambs, or male goats.
• Zechariah 7:6When you eat and drink, don’t you eat and drink simply for yourselves?
• John 18:28Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas to the governor’s headquarters. It was early morning. They did not enter the headquarters themselves; otherwise they would be defiled and unable to eat the Passover.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 20:24

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-34Verses 24-34 None were more constant than David in attending holy duties; nor had he been absent, but self-preservation obliged him to withdraw. In great peril present opportunities for Divine ordinances may be waved. But it is bad for us, except in case of necessity, to omit any opportunity of statedly attending on them. Jonathan did wisely and well for himself and family, to secure an interest in David, yet for this he is blamed. It is good to take…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 20:24

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In the dictionaries

• David
• New Moon
• Artillery
• Require
• Jesse
• Jonathan (2)
• Month
• New; Newness
• Sacrifice
• Samuel, Books of

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary