1 Samuel 20:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 20:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 20:5 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to morrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 20:5 — KJV
“And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to morrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field unto the third day at even.”
— 1 Samuel 20:5 (KJV)
1 Samuel 20:5 in Context — About the Book of 1 Samuel
1 Samuel traces Israel's shift from judges to kings through three lives: Samuel the prophet, Saul the rejected king, and David the shepherd anointed in secret. It is rich with prayer — Hannah's desperate plea for a child opens the book and becomes a template for praying through tears.
Cross-References for 1 Samuel 20:5
“Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: in meat...: or, for eating and drinking respect: or, part”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 20:5: new, moon, king
“And Jonathan said unto David, O LORD God of Israel, when I have sounded my father about to morrow any time, or the third day, and, behold, if there be good toward David, and I then send not unto thee, and shew it thee; sounded: Heb. searched shew...: Heb. uncover thine ear”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 20:5: david, jonathan, behold
“So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 20:5: david, new, moon
“Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 20:5: morrow, new, meat
“And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father in law, the damsel's father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to an end, lodge here, that thine heart may be merry; and to morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home. draweth: Heb. is weak the day groweth to an end: Heb. it is the pitching time of the day home: Heb. to thy tent”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 20:5: behold, morrow, may
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