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Selected Verse: 1 Samuel 18:1 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 1Sa 18:1 |
Strong Concordance |
And it came to pass, when he had made an end [03615] of speaking [01696] unto Saul [07586], that the soul [05315] of Jonathan [03083] was knit [07194] with the soul [05315] of David [01732], and Jonathan [03083] loved [0157] him as his own soul [05315]. |
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King James |
And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
JONATHAN LOVES DAVID. (Sa1 18:1-4)
the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David--They were nearly of an age. The prince had taken little interest in David as a minstrel; but his heroism and modest, manly bearing, his piety and high endowments, kindled the flame not of admiration only, but of affection, in the congenial mind of Jonathan. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Was knit with the soul of David - The same forcible phrase occurs of Jacob's love for Benjamin (marginal reference). Jonathan's truly heroic character is shown in this generous love of David, and admiration of his great deed. |
| Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78] |
| The bond of friendship which Jonathan formed with David was so evidently the main point, that in Sa1 18:1 the writer commences with the love of Jonathan to David, and then after that proceeds in Sa1 18:2 to observe that Saul took David to himself from that day forward; whereas it is very evident that Saul told David, either at the time of his conversation with him or immediately afterwards, that he was henceforth to remain with him, i.e., in his service. "The soul of Jonathan bound itself (lit. chained itself; cf. Gen 44:30) to David's soul, and Jonathan loved him as his soul." The Chethibh ויּאהבו with the suffix ו attached to the imperfect is very rare, and hence the Keri ויּאהבהוּ (vid., Ewald, 249, b., and Olshausen, Gramm. p. 469). לשׁוּב, to return to his house, viz., to engage in his former occupation as shepherd. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Loved him - For his excellent virtues and endowments, which shone forth both in his speeches and actions; for the service he had done to God and to his people; and for the similitude of their age and qualities. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
When he had made an end of speaking - These first five verses are omitted by the Septuagint. See the notes on the preceding chapter, 1 Samuel 17 (note).
Jonathan loved him as his own soul - The most intimate friendship subsisted between them; and they loved each other with pure hearts fervently. No love was lost between them; each was worthy of the other. They had a friendship which could not be affected with changes or chances, and which exemplified all that the ancients have said on the subject; Την φιλιαν ισοτητα ειναι, και μιαν ψυχην, τον φιλον ἑτερον αυτον; "Friendship produces an entire sameness; it is one soul in two bodies: a friend is another self." |
1 And it came to pass, when he had made an end [03615] of speaking [01696] unto Saul [07586], that the soul [05315] of Jonathan [03083] was knit [07194] with the soul [05315] of David [01732], and Jonathan [03083] loved [0157] him as his own soul [05315].
2 And Saul [07586] took [03947] him that day [03117], and would let [05414] him go no more home [07725] to his father's [01] house [01004].
3 Then Jonathan [03083] and David [01732] made [03772] a covenant [01285], because he loved [0160] him as his own soul [05315].
4 And Jonathan [03083] stripped [06584] himself of the robe [04598] that was upon him, and gave [05414] it to David [01732], and his garments [04055], even to his sword [02719], and to his bow [07198], and to his girdle [02289].
30 Now therefore when I come [0935] to thy servant [05650] my father [01], and the lad [05288] be not with us; seeing that his life [05315] is bound up [07194] in the lad's life [05315];
2 And Saul [07586] took [03947] him that day [03117], and would let [05414] him go no more home [07725] to his father's [01] house [01004].
1 And it came to pass, when he had made an end [03615] of speaking [01696] unto Saul [07586], that the soul [05315] of Jonathan [03083] was knit [07194] with the soul [05315] of David [01732], and Jonathan [03083] loved [0157] him as his own soul [05315].