Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly?
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Gill's Exposition
Then said David to Jonathan, who shall tell me?.... The disposition of Saul's mind towards him, whether he gave a kind answer to the report of Jonathan concerning him:
or what if thy father answer…
Adam Clarke
Who shall tell me? - Who shall give me the necessary information? What means wilt thou use to convey this intelligence to me?
Here, I. Jonathan protests his fidelity to David in his distress. Notwithstanding the strong confidence David had in Jonathan, yet, because he might have some reason to fear that his father's…
Cambridge Bible
Who shall tell me, &c. The double question answers to Jonathan's double promise in 1Sa 20:12-13, that he will let David know the result in either event. But perhaps the words should be rendered…
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