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So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat food.
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A Sacred Royal Feast
Commentators explain that the "new moon" marked a solemn religious festival. The meal Saul attended was not merely dinner but likely a sacred feast of peace offerings shared with his family and nobles. This context elevates the significance of David's absence from an important religious and state occasion.
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19th Century
Anglican
Sat him down. —The Septuagint paraphrases here, “came to the table.”
Baptist
David was the son of Jesse, but he was Saul's own son-in-law; yet, out of contempt, the angry king calls him "the son of Jesse."
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
So David hid himself in the field Not directly, but at the time appointed; for he went to Bethlehem, and returned fr…
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Presbyterian
No one was more consistent than David in attending holy duties; nor would he have been absent, except that self-preservation compelled him to withd…
