Kings I 20:2

2 And Jonathan said to him, Far be it from thee: thou shalt not die: behold, my father will not do any thing great or small without discovering it to me; and why should my father hide this matter from me? This thing is not .

Kings I 20:2 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 20:2

And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city,
&c.] Who there remained, and attempted not to go forth and meet him, and stop his progress, though he must have passed great part of his dominions to come to Samaria:

and said unto him, thus saith Benhadad;
by them, his messengers, as follows.

Kings I 20:2 In-Context

1 And David fled from Navath in Rama, and comes into the presence of Jonathan; and he said, What have I done, and what my fault, and wherein have I sinned before thy father, that he seeks my life?

2 And Jonathan said to him, Far be it from thee: thou shalt not die: behold, my father will not do any thing great or small without discovering it to me; and why should my father hide this matter from me? This thing is not .

3 And David answered Jonathan, and said, Thy father knows surely that I have found grace in thy sight, and he said, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he refuse his consent: but the Lord lives and thy soul lives, as I said, is filled up between me and death.

4 And Jonathan said to David, What does thy soul desire, and what shall I do for thee.

5 And David said to Jonathan, Behold, to-morrow the new moon, and I shall not on any account sit down to eat, but thou shalt let me go, and I will hide in the plain till the evening.

Footnotes

• [a]. and will not uncover my ear.