1 Samuel 20:1

JONATHAN ENDEAVOURS TO RECONCILE SAUL TO DAVID ( 1 Samuel 20:1-42 .).

EXPOSITION

JONATHAN 'S COVENANT WITH DAVID RENEWED ( 1 Samuel 20:1-23 ).

David fled from Naioth. While Saul was under the influence of the prophetic enthusiasm David escaped; but it is evident that this visit to Samuel, and the extraordinary occurrences which attended it, were not without, a good influence for the time upon Saul's mind. Some sort of reconciliation must have been patched up, probably by the mediation of Samuel; for David assumed that at the new moon be would be expected to dine at the king's table ( 1 Samuel 20:5 ), and that Saul would look for him as a matter of course ( 1 Samuel 20:6 ). We find, moreover, that his place was made ready, not only on the new moon ( 1 Samuel 20:25 ), but also on the following day ( 1 Samuel 20:26 ). But whatever professions Saul may have made to Samuel, it is evident that no promise had been made personally to David, and taught by past experience that the intention of slaying him had grown more and more fixed in the king's mind, he feels that his position is full of danger, and takes counsel with Jonathan, with the view of learning whether he might venture once again to take his place as a member of Saul s family.