1 Samuel 20:7

7 Si él dice: "Está bien", tu siervo estará seguro; pero si se enoja, sabrás que ha decidido hacer el mal.

1 Samuel 20:7 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 20:7

If he say thus, [it is] well
It is very well, it is very good and right in him to do so:

thy servant shall have peace;
it will be a token that the wrath of the king was removed, and that his mind was well disposed towards David, and things had taken an happy turn, and would issue in his peace and prosperity:

but if he be very wroth;
with Jonathan for giving leave, and with David for going away:

[then] be sure that evil is determined by him;
that he has a settled obstinate malice in his heart, which is become implacable and inveterate, and confirmed in him; and that it is a determined point with him to slay David if possible, which he hoped to have an opportunity of doing at that time in which he was disappointed, and caused such wrath in him.

1 Samuel 20:7 In-Context

5 Y David respondió a Jonatán: He aquí, mañana es luna nueva y debo sentarme a comer con el rey, pero déjame ir para que me esconda en el campo hasta el atardecer del tercer día.

6 Si tu padre me echa de menos, entonces di: "David me rogó mucho que le dejara ir a toda prisa a Belén su ciudad, porque allá se celebra el sacrificio anual por toda la familia."

7 Si él dice: "Está bien", tu siervo estará seguro; pero si se enoja, sabrás que ha decidido hacer el mal.

8 Trata entonces con misericordia a tu siervo, ya que has hecho entrar a tu siervo en un pacto del SEÑOR contigo. Pero si hay maldad en mí, mátame tú, pues, ¿por qué llevarme a tu padre?

9 Respondió Jonatán: ¡Nunca tal te suceda! Porque si yo me entero que mi padre ha decidido que el mal caiga sobre ti, ¿no te lo avisaría yo?