1 Samuel 20:34

34 Und Jonathan stand vom Tische auf in glühendem Zorn, und er aß am zweiten Tage des Neumondes keine Speise; denn er war betrübt um David, weil sein Vater ihn geschmäht hatte.

1 Samuel 20:34 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 20:34

So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger
Resenting his father's attempt to smite him, and his resolution to slay David:

and did eat no meat the second day of the month;
not then at that meal he was just sat down to, nor at another time that day, his stomach was so full through indignation at his father, and grief for his friend David; and besides, being a mourner on the above accounts, he might not eat of the sacrifices:

for he was grieved for David;
that his death should be determined upon by his father, and he in so much danger of it; as also that he himself must be parted from and lose so dear a friend, which was one reason he ate no meat that day: and another follows,

because his father had done him shame;
the copulative "and" being wanting; and this he did by calling him a perverse and rebellious son, and representing him as an arrant fool, and particularly by casting a javelin at him to smite him.

1 Samuel 20:34 In-Context

32 Und Jonathan antwortete seinem Vater Saul und sprach zu ihm: Warum soll er getötet werden? Was hat er getan?

33 Da warf Saul den Speer nach ihm, um ihn zu treffen; und Jonathan erkannte, daß es von seiten seines Vaters beschlossen sei, David zu töten.

34 Und Jonathan stand vom Tische auf in glühendem Zorn, und er aß am zweiten Tage des Neumondes keine Speise; denn er war betrübt um David, weil sein Vater ihn geschmäht hatte.

35 Und es geschah am Morgen, da ging Jonathan aufs Feld hinaus, an den Ort, den er mit David verabredet hatte, und ein kleiner Knabe war mit ihm.

36 Und er sprach zu seinem Knaben: Laufe, suche doch die Pfeile, die ich abschieße! Der Knabe lief, und er schoß den Pfeil über ihn hinaus.