Christian Standard Bible
1 Samuel 20:5
5So David told him, “Look, tomorrow is the New Moon, and I’m supposed to sit down and eat with the king. Instead, let me go, and I’ll hide in the countryside for the next two nights.
1 Samuel 20:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to morrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field unto the third day at even.
- New International Version (NIV)So David said, “Look, tomorrow is the New Moon feast, and I am supposed to dine with the king; but let me go and hide in the field until the evening of the day after tomorrow.
- English Standard Version (ESV)David said to Jonathan, "Behold, tomorrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit at table with the king. But let me go, that I may hide myself in the field till the third day at evening.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And David said to Jonathan, “Indeed tomorrow is the New Moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king to eat. But let me go, that I may hide in the field until the third day at evening.
Context of 1 Samuel 20:5
3But David said, “Your father certainly knows that I have found favor with you. He has said, ‘Jonathan must not know of this, or else he will be grieved.’” David also swore, “As surely as the Lord lives and as you yourself live, there is but a step between me and death.” 4Jonathan said to David, “Whatever you say, I will do for you.” So David told him, “Look, tomorrow is the New Moon, and I’m supposed to sit down and eat with the king. Instead, let me go, and I’ll hide in the countryside for the next two nights. 6If your father misses me at all, say, ‘David urgently requested my permission to go quickly to his hometown, Bethlehem, for an annual sacrifice there involving the whole clan.’ 7If he says, ‘Good,’ then your servant is safe, but if he becomes angry, you will know he has evil intentions.
Read all of 1 Samuel 201 Samuel 20:5 word by word
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֜ד אֶל־יְהוֹנָתָ֗ן הִֽנֵּה־חֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ מָחָ֔ר וְאָנֹכִ֛י יָשֹׁב־אֵשֵׁ֥ב עִם־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לֶאֱכ֑וֹל וְשִׁלַּחְתַּ֙נִי֙ וְנִסְתַּרְתִּ֣י בַשָּׂדֶ֔ה עַ֖ד הָעֶ֥רֶב הַשְּׁלִשִֽׁית׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- unto Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָןyehônâthân · JonathanH3083
- Behold, to morrowמָחָרmâchâr · tomorrowH4279
- the new moonחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · month: new moonH2320
- and I should not failיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
- with the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- at meatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
- but let me goשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: let goH7971
- that I may hideסָתַרsâthar · to hideH5641
- myself in the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
- unto the thirdשְׁלִישִׁיshelîyshîy · thirdH7992
- at evenעֶ֫רֶב‛ereb · eveningH6153
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 20:5
- 1 Samuel 20:6If your father misses me at all, say, ‘David urgently requested my permission to go quickly to his hometown, Bethlehem, for an annual sacrifice there involving the whole clan.’
- Numbers 10:10You are to sound the trumpets over your burnt offerings and your fellowship sacrifices and on your joyous occasions, your appointed festivals, and the beginning of each of your months. They will serve as a reminder for you before your God: I am the Lord your God.”
- Numbers 28:11“At the beginning of each of your months present a burnt offering to the Lord: two young bulls, one ram, seven male lambs a year old — all unblemished —
- 2 Kings 4:23But he said, “Why go to him today? It’s not a New Moon or a Sabbath.” She replied, “It’s all right.”
- Psalms 81:3Blow the ram’s horn on the day of our feasts during the new moon and during the full moon.
- Colossians 2:16Therefore, don’t let anyone judge you in regard to food and drink or in the matter of a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day.
- 1 Samuel 20:19The following day hurry down and go to the place where you hid on the day this incident began and stay beside the rock Ezel.
- 1 Samuel 19:2so he told him, “My father, Saul, intends to kill you. Be on your guard in the morning and hide in a secret place and stay there.
- Psalms 55:12Now it is not an enemy who insults me — otherwise I could bear it; it is not a foe who rises up against me — otherwise I could hide from him.
- Proverbs 22:3A sensible person sees danger and takes cover, but the inexperienced keep going and are punished.
- John 8:59So they picked up stones to throw at him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple.
- Acts 17:14Then the brothers and sisters immediately sent Paul away to go to the coast, but Silas and Timothy stayed on there.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 20:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5To-morrow is the new moon - The months of the Hebrews were lunar months, and they reckoned from new moon to new moon. And as their other feasts, particularly the passover, were reckoned according to this, they were very scrupulous in observing the first appearance of each new moon. On these new moons they offered sacrifices, and had a feast; as we learn from Numbers 10:10; Numbers 28:11. And we may suppose that the families, on such occasions, sacrificed…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5The new moon, or beginning of each month, was celebrated with especial sacrifices and blowing of trumpets (marginal references.) The feast was kept with great solemnity as “a day of gladness,” and we may presume that the “peace offerings” offered on the occasion furnished the tables of those that offered.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5New Moon: The ancient Hebrews used a lunar calendar, and the new moon signaled a new month. They started each month with a special sacrifice (Numbers 28:11–15), which became a monthly festival.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to-morrow the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat--The beginning of a new month or moon was always celebrated by special sacrifices, followed by feasting, at which the head of a family expected all its members to be present. David, both as the king's son-in-law and a distinguished courtier, dined on such occasions at the royal table, and from its being generally known that David had returned to…Read the comment
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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
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