1 Samuel 20:24

So David hid himself in the field. When the new moon had come, the king sat himself down to eat food.

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WEBBE

So David hid himself in the field. When the new moon had come, the king sat himself down to eat food.

BSB

So David hid in the field, and when the New Moon had come, the king sat down to eat.

KJV

So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat.

ASV

So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat food.

BBE

So David went to a secret place in the country: and when the new moon came, the king took his place at the feast.

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וַיִּסָּתֵר vai·yi·sa·ter and he hid himself H5641 דָּוִד da·vid David H1732 בַּשָּׂדֶה ba·sa·deh in the field H7704 וַיְהִי vay·hi and it was H1961 הַחֹדֶשׁ ha·cho·desh the new moon H2320 וַיֵּשֶׁב vai·ye·shev and he sat down H3427 הַמֶּלֶךְ ha·me·lekh the king H4428 אֶל 'al- to H413 הַלֶּחֶם ha·le·chem the food H3899 לֶאֱכוֹל le·'e·khol to eat H398

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 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 God's people for our people. It will prove to our advantage at last, however it may now be thought against our interest. Saul was outrageous. What savage beasts, and worse, does anger make men!

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.