King James Version
What Does 1 Samuel 19:3 Mean?
“And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and I will commune with my father of thee; and what I see, that I will tell thee.”
Context
1
And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David.
2
But Jonathan Saul's son delighted much in David: and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself:
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And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and I will commune with my father of thee; and what I see, that I will tell thee.
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And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to thee-ward very good:
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For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the LORD wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(3) **In the field.**—No doubt some garden or quiet place, whither the king was in the habit of resorting with his friends and counsellors.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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