That all of you have conspired against me
For though they had not revolted from him, and been guilty of
overt acts of treason, yet since they did not discover to him
what he supposed they knew, and showed no concern for the
circumstances in which he was, he interpreted this a conspiracy
against him:
and [there is] none that showeth me that my son hath made a
league with
the son of Jesse;
Saul did not know this certainly, he only suspected it from the
strict and close friendship between them, and imagined that some
of his servants were acquainted with it, though they kept it from
him; whereas none knew of it but Jonathan and David themselves:
and [there is] none of you that is sorry for
me;
concerned, troubled, and grieved, that he should be in such
circumstances, his own son and his son-in-law in league against
him: or, as De Dieu renders it, were not "solicitous" for him,
cared not how things went with him, or, against him:
or showeth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant
against me
to lie in wait, as at this day?
which he concluded was the case, from Jonathan's not appearing at
court since Saul cast the javelin at him, ( 1 Samuel
19:10 ) ( 20:33 ) ;
or, however, if he did, his countenance showed he was uneasy and
discontented, and displeased with Saul; and, besides, he could
not think that David, with such a handful of men he had with him,
would ever attempt to invade his kingdom, and seize his crown and
throne, unless he was privately encouraged by his own son; and
David's being either in the cave of Adullam, or forest of Hareth,
whichever of them Saul heard of, he interpreted as lying in wait
for him, whereas it was only for the security of himself; and
what Saul took ill of his servants was, that none of them
apprized him of his son's concern in this matter.