1 Samuel 20:29
“And he said, Let me go, I pray thee; for our family hath a sacrifice in the city; and my brother, he hath commanded me to be there: and now, if I have found favour in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he cometh not unto the king's table.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And he said, let me go, I pray thee, for our family hath a sacrifice in the city,.... In the city of Bethlehem where…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Our family hath a sacrifice - Such sacrifices were undoubtedly festal ones; the beasts slain for the occasion were first…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Samuel 20:24-34
Jonathan is here effectually convinced of that which he was so loth to believe, that his father had an implacable enmity…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
my brother The eldest brother probably made the arrangements in Jesse's old age. The Sept. reads "my brothers."