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 boy, “Look, the arrows are on the other side of you,’ get away. For in that case the Lord has sent you away. 23With regard to the matter that you and I discussed, the Lord is the witness between us forever!” So David hid in the field. When the new moon came, the king sat down to eat his meal. 25The king sat down in his usual place by the wall, with Jonathan opposite him and Abner at his side. But David’s place was vacant. 26However, Saul said nothing about it that day, for he thought, “Something has happened to make him ceremonially unclean. Yes, he must be 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 50:16God says this to the evildoer: “How can you declare my commands, and talk about my covenant?
• Proverbs 4:17For they eat bread gained from wickedness and drink wine obtained from violence.
• Proverbs 15:17Better a meal of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox where there is hatred.
• Proverbs 17:1Better is a dry crust of bread where there is quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.
• Proverbs 21:3To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
• Isaiah 1:11“Of what importance to me are your many sacrifices?” says the Lord. “I am stuffed with burnt sacrifices of rams and the fat from steers. The blood of bulls, lambs, and goats I do not want.
• Zechariah 7:6And now when you eat and drink, are you not doing so for yourselves?’”
• John 18:28Then they brought Jesus from Caiaphas to the Roman governor’s residence. (Now it was very early morning.) They did not go into the governor’s residence so they would not be ceremonially defiled, but could eat the Passover meal.

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

• Arrow
• Jealousy
• Symbols and Similitudes

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