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David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is my iniquity? and what is my sin before your father, that he seeks my life?
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A Sincere Plea of Innocence
Commentators emphasize that David's questions to Jonathan are a sincere expression of his confusion and innocence. He genuinely does not understand what he has done to provoke Saul's murderous rage. Scholars note that this theme of a righteous man being unjustly persecuted appears in many of David's Psalms.
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1 Samuel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
While Saul was under the constraining influence of the spirit of prophecy, David escaped from Naioth and, probably by Samuel’s advice, returned to …
19th Century
Anglican
And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan. —The strange course of events in the prophetic sc…
Baptist
And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And David fled from Naioth in Ramah While Saul was prophesying, or lay in a trance there:
and cam…
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…
