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1 Samuel 20:26

King James Version (KJV)

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Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he [is] not clean; surely he [is] not clean.

1 Samuel 20:26 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Samuel 20:26

Theological / Devotional

He is not clean. With all his evil traits, Saul was evidently a stickler for form. He understood that any ceremonial uncleanness would be sufficient reason for David’s absenting himself from such a special feast (see Lev. 15; 1 Sam. 21:3-5; etc.). His main concern at this moment was not, however, with the form of service, but with the whereabouts of a young man who had dared receive the plaudits of the populace ahead of the king.

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