John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 20:26
Nevertheless, Saul spake not anything that day ,.... About David's absence, took no notice of it, said nothing about it: for he thought something had befallen him ; some impurity, some nocturnal pollution, see Leviticus 15:16 , he is not clean, surely he is not clean ; which he repeated in his mind for the confirmation of it, and in contempt, and to the reproach of David; and in this way he accounted for his absence the first day, and so was easy, it not being lawful and... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 20:25
And the king sat upon his seat as at other times ,.... Upon the seat he usually sat on: even upon a seat by the wall ; on a couch by the side of the wall; or, as Jarchi and R. Isaiah say, at the head of the couch by the wall, which was the most honourable place; and Kimchi observes, it was the custom in those days to eat meat sitting on beds or couches, see 1 Samuel 28:23 , and Jonathan arose ; either in reverence to his father, when he came in and took his seat, or in respect to... read more