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1 Samuel 20:34

King James Version (KJV)

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1 Samuel 20:34

Verse 34 of 42

Scripture focus

So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and did eat no meat the second day of the month: for he was grieved for David, because his father had done him shame.

1 Samuel 20:34 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Samuel 20:34

Theological / Devotional

Grieved for David. The experience was a shocking disillusionment for Jonathan. The open break with his father was most painful to him. His decision to cast his lot with the “son of Jesse” was being tested, but he refused to swerve from the right. Like Moses, who turned his back upon the throne of Egypt, Jonathan chose “rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season” (Heb. 11:25). He knew by experience the truth Christ later spoke, “He that loveth father . . . more than me is not worthy of me” (Matt. 10:37).

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