1 Samuel 20:28

And Jonathan answered Saul,.... In reply to Saul's question, and to excuse David, he said:

David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem; his own city, his native place, where his family…

Jonathan is here effectually convinced of that which he was so loth to believe, that his father had an implacable enmity to David, and would certainly be the death of him if it were in his power; and…

Saul's intention tested by Jonathan

24. meat Lit. bread. "Meat" in the E. V. signifies foodin general, and is nowhere limited to the modem meaning flesh. This usage survives in some provincial…