1 Samuel 20:6
If thy father at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Bethlehem his city: for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family.
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Gill's Exposition
If thy father at all miss me,.... Or diligently inquires after me:
then say, David earnestly asked leave of me, that he might run to Bethlehem his city: the place of his birth, called the city of…
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…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
a yearly sacrifice there for all the family This request incidentally throws light on the religious customs of the age. The annual meeting of the family or clan for sacrifice may have been a partial…
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