1 Samuel 20:24

24 So David hid in the field, and when the New Moon feast came, the king sat down to eat.

1 Samuel 20:24 in Other Translations

24 So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat.

24 So David hid himself in the field. And when the new moon came, the king sat down to eat food.

24 So David hid himself in the field, and when the new moon festival began, the king sat down to eat.

24 David hid in the field. On the holiday of the New Moon, the king came to the table to eat.

24 So David hid in the field. At the New Moon, the king sat down to eat the meal.

1 Samuel 20:24 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 20:24

So David hid himself in the field
Not directly, but at the time appointed; for he went to Bethlehem, and returned from thence before that time:

and when the new moon was come;
the first clay of the month, which was a solemn festival:

the king sat him down to eat meat;
Saul sat down at his table to eat of the provisions that were set upon it; which it is very probable were the peace offerings for that day, which he, his family, and nobles, feasted on together; it is in the Hebrew, "he sat down at the bread" {b}, which is put for all the food on the table, and the provisions of it.

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FOOTNOTES:

F2 (Mxlh le) "ad [vel] juxta panem", Pagninus, Montanus.

1 Samuel 20:24 In-Context

22 But if I say to the boy, ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you,’ then you must go, because the LORD has sent you away.

23 And about the matter you and I discussed—remember, the LORD is witness between you and me forever.”

24 So David hid in the field, and when the New Moon feast came, the king sat down to eat.

25 He sat in his customary place by the wall, opposite Jonathan, and Abner sat next to Saul, but David’s place was empty.

26 Saul said nothing that day, for he thought, “Something must have happened to David to make him ceremonially unclean—surely he is unclean.”

Cross References

• 1. S Numbers 10:10