Verse 6
6. David earnestly asked leave of me The whole narrative assumes that the king’s son had authority to grant such leave of absence.
A yearly sacrifice there for all the family Jesse was now a very old man, (1 Samuel 17:12,) and once a year, at the time of some set sacrifice for all the people, he had his children and his children’s children come together at his own city for the purpose of a great sacrifice and festival. It is probable that such family gatherings were not uncommon things in Israel. At this time, however, David hid himself in a field near Gibeah, and did not meet with his father’s family.
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