1 Samuel 20:5

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

3Then David took an oath before Jonathan and said, “Your father knows perfectly well about our friendship, so he has said to himself, ‘I won’t tell Jonathan—why should I hurt him?’ But I swear to you that I am only a step away from death! I swear it by the Lord and by your own soul!” 4“Tell me what I can do to help you,” Jonathan exclaimed. David replied, “Tomorrow we celebrate the new moon festival. I’ve always eaten with the king on this occasion, but tomorrow I’ll hide in the field and stay there until the evening of the third day. 6If your father asks where I am, tell him I asked permission to go home to Bethlehem for an annual family sacrifice. 7If he says, ‘Fine!’ you will know all is well. But if he is angry and loses his temper, you will know he is determined to kill me.

1 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 asks where I am, tell him I asked permission to go home to Bethlehem for an annual family sacrifice.
• Numbers 10:10Blow the trumpets in times of gladness, too, sounding them at your annual festivals and at the beginning of each month. And blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and peace offerings. The trumpets will remind your God of his covenant with you. I am the Lord your God.”
• Numbers 28:11“On the first day of each month, present an extra burnt offering to the Lord of two young bulls, one ram, and seven one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects.
• 2 Kings 4:23“Why go today?” he asked. “It is neither a new moon festival nor a Sabbath.” But she said, “It will be all right.”
• Psalms 81:3Blow the ram’s horn at new moon, and again at full moon to call a festival!
• Colossians 2:16So don’t let anyone condemn you for what you eat or drink, or for not celebrating certain holy days or new moon ceremonies or Sabbaths.
• 1 Samuel 20:19The day after tomorrow, toward evening, go to the place where you hid before, and wait there by the stone pile.
• 1 Samuel 19:2told him what his father was planning. “Tomorrow morning,” he warned him, “you must find a hiding place out in the fields.
• Psalms 55:12It is not an enemy who taunts me— I could bear that. It is not my foes who so arrogantly insult me— I could have hidden from them.
• Proverbs 22:3A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions. The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.
• John 8:59At that point they picked up stones to throw at him. But Jesus was hidden from them and left the Temple.
• Acts 17:14The believers acted at once, sending Paul on to the coast, while Silas and Timothy remained behind.

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

Topics related to 1 Samuel 20:5

• Feasts
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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