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1 Samuel 20:26

1 Samuel 20:26
Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

Nevertheless, Saul spake not anything that day,.... About David's absence, took no notice of it, said nothing about it:…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

He is not clean - The new moon being a religious feast, and the meat to be eaten being peace-offerings, no one could…

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

he is not clean Persons who were ceremonially unclean were peremptorily excluded from participating in a religious…