He hath commanded me to be there; either in his father's name, or in the right of the first-born; one branch of which was authority over his brethren in all the concerns of the family; whereof this was one.
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1 Samuel 20:29
29 And he said, Let me go, I pray thee; for our family hath a sacrifice in the city; and my brother, he hath commanded me to be there: and now, if I have found favour in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he cometh not unto the king's table.