27And it came to pass on the morrow, which was the second day of the month, that David's place was empty: and Saul said unto Jonathan his son, Wherefore cometh not the son of Jesse to meat, neither yesterday, nor to day?
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And the evil spirit from the LORD was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand: and David played with his hand. …
And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him.
Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
And Nabal answered David's servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there be many servants now a days that break away every man from his master.
To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 24-34)Jonathan is here effectually convinced of that which he was so loth to believe, that his father had an implacable enmity to David, and would certainly be the death of him if it were in his power; and he had like to have paid very dearly himself for the conviction. I. David is missed from the feast on the first day, but nothing is said of him. The king sat upon his seat , to feast upon the peace-of…
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