1Sa 20:34 | KD | STEP | When Jonathan replied, “ My father, why shall he die? what has he done? ” Saul was so enraged that he hurled his javelin at Jonathan (cf. ). Thus Jonathan saw that his father had firmly resolved to put David to death, and rose up from the table in fierce anger, and did not eat that day; for he was grieved concerning David, because his father had done him shame. כּלה is a substantive in the sense of unalterable resolution, like the verb in 1Sa 20:9. השּׁני בּיום־החדשׁ, on the second day of the new moon or month. The next morning Jonathan made David acquainted with what had occurred, by means of the sign agreed upon with David. The account of this, and of the meeting between Jonathan and David which followed, is given very concisely, only the main points being touched upon. In the morning (after what had occurred) Jonathan went to the field, דּוד למועד, either “ at the time agreed upon with David ,” or “ to the meeting with David ,” or perhaps better still, “ according to the appointment (agreement) with David ,” and a small boy with him.

‏ 1 Samuel 20:34

When Jonathan replied, “My father, why shall he die? what has he done?” Saul was so enraged that he hurled his javelin at Jonathan (cf. 1Sa 18:11). Thus Jonathan saw that his father had firmly resolved to put David to death, and rose up from the table in fierce anger, and did not eat that day; for he was grieved concerning David, because his father had done him shame. כּלה is a substantive in the sense of unalterable resolution, like the verb in 1Sa 20:9. השּׁני בּיום־החדשׁ, on the second day of the new moon or month.

The next morning Jonathan made David acquainted with what had occurred, by means of the sign agreed upon with David. The account of this, and of the meeting between Jonathan and David which followed, is given very concisely, only the main points being touched upon. In the morning (after what had occurred) Jonathan went to the field, דּוד למועד, either “at the time agreed upon with David,” or “to the meeting with David,” or perhaps better still, “according to the appointment (agreement) with David,” and a small boy with him.