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 to the youth, ‘Behold, the arrows are beyond you,’ go, for the Lord has sent you away. 23As for the agreement of which you and I have spoken, behold, the Lord is between you and me forever.” So David hid in the field; and when the new moon came, the king sat down to eat food. 25The king sat on his seat as usual, the seat by the wall; then Jonathan rose up and Abner sat down by Saul’s side, but David’s place was empty. 26Nevertheless Saul did not speak anything that day, for he thought, “It is an accident, he is not clean, surely he is not clean.”

1 Samuel 20:24 word by word

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

• So Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• hidסָתַרsâthar · to hideH5641
• in the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
• and when the newחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · month: new moonH2320
• moonחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · month: new moonH2320
• cameהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• satיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• to eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• foodלֶ֫חֶםlechem · foodH3899

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 20:24

• Psalms 50:16But to the wicked God says, “What right have you to tell of My statutes And to take My covenant in your mouth?
• Proverbs 4:17For they eat the bread of wickedness And drink the wine of violence.
• Proverbs 15:17Better is a dish of vegetables where love is Than a fattened ox served with hatred.
• Proverbs 17:1Better is a dry morsel and quietness with it Than a house full of feasting with strife.
• Proverbs 21:3To do righteousness and justice Is desired by the Lord more than sacrifice.
• Isaiah 1:11“What are your multiplied sacrifices to Me?” Says the Lord. “I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams And the fat of fed cattle; And I take no pleasure in the blood of bulls, lambs or goats.
• Zechariah 7:6When you eat and drink, do you not eat for yourselves and do you not drink for yourselves?
• John 18:28Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas into the Praetorium, and it was early; and they themselves did not enter into the Praetorium so that they would not be defiled, but might 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