And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, but that he will shew it me: and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so.
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Gill's Exposition
And he said unto him, God forbid, thou shalt not die,.... He could not believe his father had any such intention; and that if he discovered anything of that kind, it was only when he was in a frenzy,…
Barnes' Notes
It is not so - Jonathan’s unwillingness to believe evil of his father is one of the many admirable traits in his character.
Adam Clarke
My father will do nothing - Jonathan thought that his father could have no evil design against David, because of the oath which he had sworn to himself Sa1 19:6; and at any rate, that he would do…
Here, I. David makes a representation to Jonathan of his present troubles. While Saul lay bound by his trance at Naioth David escaped to the court, and got to speak with Jonathan. And it was happy for…
Cambridge Bible
nothing either great or small i.e. absolutely nothing. Cp. 1Sa 22:15; 1Sa 25:36.
shew it me Lit. "uncover mine ear," and so in 1Sa 20:20. See on 1Sa 9:15.
it is not so Bearing in mind Saul's oath (1Sa…
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