1 Samuel 20:34

34 Et Jonathan se leva de la table tout en colère, et ne prit point son repas le second jour de la nouvelle lune; car il était affligé à cause de David, parce que son père l'avait outragé.

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 Et Jonathan répondit à Saül, son père, et lui dit: Pourquoi le ferait-on mourir? Qu'a-t-il fait?
33 Mais Saül brandit sa lance contre lui pour le frapper. Alors Jonathan connut que son père avait résolu de faire mourir David.
34 Et Jonathan se leva de la table tout en colère, et ne prit point son repas le second jour de la nouvelle lune; car il était affligé à cause de David, parce que son père l'avait outragé.
35 Et le matin venu, Jonathan sortit aux champs, au lieu convenu avec David; et il amena avec lui un petit garçon;
36 Et il dit à ce garçon: Cours, trouve donc les flèches que je vais tirer. Le garçon courut, et Jonathan tira une flèche au-delà de lui.
The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.