Matthew Poole and continuators on 1 Samuel 20:30

30 Then Sauls anger was kindled aga[illegible: 1+ letters]nst Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman , do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion , and unto the confusion of thy mothers nakedness ?

This base Temper of thine, thou hadst not from me, but from thy Mother; of whose perverseness I have had so much experience. Or, thou son of preverse rebellion: i. e. Thou preverse and rebellious Son: Or, thou most perverse rebel: For in the Hebrew Language, the Word Son, thus used, is an Aggravation of a Man's Crime; and notes one who is extraordinarily addicted to it. Thus he calls him, because he hid and preserved that man whom the King had commanded to be brought forth, that [illegible: 1+ letters]e might be slain.

For it will be a horrible shame and reproach unto thee, that David by his crafty Insinuations, and fair Pretences, should Cheat thee of thy Kingdom.

Men will conclude, That thy Mother was a Whore, and Thou a Bastard; and that thou hast no Royal Blood in thy Veins, that canst so [illegible: 1+ letters]amely give up thy Crown to so contemptible a Person.

Marginal references: Or, [illegible: 1 word] [illegible: 1+ letters] verse [illegible: 1 word].; Heb. [illegible: 1 word] [illegible: 1 word] perverse rebellion.