1 Samuel 20:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life? ”

1 Samuel 20:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

While Saul was under the constraining influence of the spirit of prophecy, David escaped from Naioth, and, probably by Samuel’s advice, returned to Saul’s court to commune with Jonathan. Nothing co...
1 Samuel 20:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And David (a) fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what [is] mine iniquity? and what [is] my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life? (a) For Saul w...
1 Samuel 20:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 20. David and Jonathan (J). 1 Samuel 20 has no obvious connexion with any of the preceding or following sections: And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, is an editorial insertion to conne...
1 Samuel 20:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

iniquity. Hebrew. avah. App-44. sin. Hebrew. chata'. App-44. my life . my soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13. "Me" emphatic.
1 Samuel 20:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life? David fled from Nai...
1 Samuel 20:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life? David fled from...
1 Samuel 20:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Friendship of David and Jonathan 4. Thy soul] a pathetic periphrasis for 'thou.'
1 Samuel 20:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan. — The strange course of events in the prophetic schools by Ramah, while warning David that even the home of his old master, t...
1 Samuel 20:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXVII. DAVID AND JONATHAN. 1 Samuel 20:1-42 . WE have no means of determining how long time elapsed between the events recorded in the preceding chapter and those recorded in this. It...
1 Samuel 20:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Friendship's Covenant 1 Samuel 20:1-16 Life becomes intolerable when suspense is long drawn out; hence David's appeal to his friend. Besides, he yearned for one more glimpse of the dear home at...
1 Samuel 20:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

David returned to Jonathan, and there follows an interesting and beautiful account of a time in which these two friends took counsel together about David's peril. Every incident of the story is full...
1 Samuel 20:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And David fled from Naioth in Ramah ,.... While Saul was prophesying, or lay in a trance there: and came ; to Gibeah, where Saul dwelt, and had his palace, and kept his court: and said before Jo...
1 Samuel 20:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what [is] mine iniquity? and what [is] my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life? Ver. 1. And Davi...
1 Samuel 20:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

David fled, and came and said before Jonathan Saul's being thrown into a trance, as mentioned in the foregoing verse, gave David time to escape, and he went from Naioth to Gibeah, where Jonathan wa...
1 Samuel 20:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

David however was fearful of the very presence of Saul at Naioth. He left there and returned back to find Jonathan, apparently hoping to find some possibility of help in Jonathan's further intercedin...
1 Samuel 20:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David Consults Jonathan. B. C. 1058. 1 And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and...
1 Samuel 20:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 SAMUEL CHAPTER 20 David complaineth to Jonathan of Saul: he comforteth him; can hardly believe what David saith of his father; promiseth to give him notice how his absence was taken: they renew a...
1 Samuel 20:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

David Seeks Out Jonathan ( 1 Samuel 20:1-9 ). While Saul was rendered incapable of doing anything by the working of God's Spirit on him, David was able to flee from Naioth, and his first action wa...
1 Samuel 20:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 20:1 . “And David fled,” while Saul was still under the power of the prophetic influence. “Nothing could be a better evidence of his innocence than his t...
1 Samuel 20:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 20:5 . The new moon, a day of feasting and trumpets, accompanied with the exercises of devotion. Numbers 10:16 . 1 Samuel 20:6 . Run to Bethlehem. It was not very far from Saul's res...
1 Samuel 20:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

And David fled from Naioth, in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan. David and Jonathan 1. It will be suitable for us to dwell on the remarkable friendship between David and Jonathan--a bea...
1 Samuel 20:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

JONATHAN ENDEAVOURS TO RECONCILE SAUL TO DAVID ( 1 Samuel 20:1-9 .). EXPOSITION JONATHAN 'S COVENANT WITH DAVID RENEWED ( 1 Samuel 20:1-9 ). 1 Samuel 20:1 David fl...
1 Samuel 20:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, from the enclosure in which the seminary of the prophets was located, and came and said before Jonathan, with whom he was united in the closest and firmest frie...
1 Samuel 20:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 John 3:21 ; 1 Samuel 12:3 ; 1 Samuel 19:19-24 ; 1 Samuel 23:26-28 ; 1 Samuel 24:11 ; 1 Samuel 24:17 ; 2 Corinthians 1:12 ; 2 Peter 2:9 ; Psalms 124:6-8 ; Psalms 18:20-24 ; Psalms 7:3-5

1 Samuel 20:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 20:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Samuel 20:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 20:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 20:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 20:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 20:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 20:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 20:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 20:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 20:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 20:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 20:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 20:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 20:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 20:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 20:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 20:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 20:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 20:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 20:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 20:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 20:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 20:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge