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1 Samuel 20:26

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26 Und Saul redete des Tages nichts; denn er gedachte; Es ist ihm etwas widerfahren, daß er nicht rein ist. {~} {~}

1 Samuel 20:26 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 20:26

Nevertheless, Saul spake not anything that day
About David's absence, took no notice of it, said nothing about it:

for he thought something had befallen him;
some impurity, some nocturnal pollution, see ( Leviticus 15:16 ) ;

he [is] not clean, surely he [is] not clean;
which he repeated in his mind for the confirmation of it, and in contempt, and to the reproach of David; and in this way he accounted for his absence the first day, and so was easy, it not being lawful and fitting for an unclean person in a ceremonial sense to eat of the peace offerings, which Saul and his family were now partaking of.

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1 Samuel 20:26 In-Context

24 David verbarg sich im Felde. Und da der Neumond kam, setzte sich der König zu Tisch, zu essen.
25 Da sich aber der König gesetzt hatte an seinen Ort, wie er gewohnt war, an der Wand, stand Jonathan auf; Abner aber setzte sich an die Seite Sauls. Und man vermißte David an seinem Ort.
26 Und Saul redete des Tages nichts; denn er gedachte; Es ist ihm etwas widerfahren, daß er nicht rein ist. {~} {~}
27 Des andern Tages nach dem Neumond, da man David vermißte an seinem Ort, sprach Saul zu seinem Sohn Jonathan: Warum ist der Sohn Isai nicht zu Tisch gekommen, weder gestern noch heute?
28 Jonathan antwortete Saul: Er bat mich sehr, daß er gen Bethlehem ginge,
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