Who shall tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly? —The language in the original is here very abrupt and invol…

And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to morrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I may …

Then said David to Jonathan, who shall tell me ?
&c.] The disposition of Saul's mind towards him, whether he gave a …

The trials David met with prepared him for future advancement. In this way, the Lord deals with those whom He prepares for glory. He does not put t…