1 Samuel 20:24

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

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 youth, 'Look, the arrows are beyond you,' then go; for the LORD has sent you away.

23 And as for the matter of which you and I have spoken, behold, the LORD is between you and me for ever."

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

25 The king sat upon his seat, as at other times, upon the seat by the wall; Jonathan sat opposite, and Abner sat by Saul's side, but David's place was empty.

26 Yet Saul did not say anything that day; for he thought, "Something has befallen him; he is not clean, surely he is not clean."