1 Samuel 20:12 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Samuel 20:12

10 Then David said to Jonathan, “Who will tell me, or what if your father answers you roughly?”

11 And Jonathan said to David, “Come, let us go out into the field.” So both of them went out into the field.

12 Then Jonathan said to David: “The Lord God of Israel is witness! When I have¹ sounded out my father sometime tomorrow, or the third day, and indeed there is good toward David, and I do not send to you and tell you,

13 may ^athe Lord do so and much more to Jonathan. But if it pleases my father to do you evil, then I will report it to you and send you away, that you may go in safety. And ^bthe Lord be with you as He has ^cbeen with my father.

14 And you shall not only show me the kindness of the Lord while I still live, that I may not die;

15 but ^ayou shall not cut off your kindness from my² house forever, no, not when the Lord has cut off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth.”

16 So Jonathan made a covenant with the¹ house of David, saying, ^a“Let the Lord require it at the hand of David’s enemies.”

17 Now Jonathan again caused David to vow, because he loved him; ^afor he loved him as he loved his own soul.

18 Then Jonathan said to David, ^a“Tomorrow is the New Moon; and you will be missed, because your seat will be empty.

19 And when you have stayed three days, go down quickly and come to ^athe place where you hid on the day of the deed; and remain by the stone Ezel.

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Definitions of words in 1 Samuel 20:12:

David {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
David {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
David {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Day {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Day {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Father {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Father {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Good {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Israel {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Israel {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Israel {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Or {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Sometime {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Tell {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Third {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Tomorrow {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

God {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

Jonathan {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Jonathan {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

Lord {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

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