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1 Samuel 18:3-4 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 18 · verses 3–4
3Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. 4And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.1 Samuel 18:3-4 · King James Version
1 Samuel 18:3-4 in context
1And 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.
2And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father’s house.
3Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
4And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
5And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul’s servants.
6And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- JonathanYᵉhôwnâthânJehonathan, the name of four IsraelitesH3083 →
- covenantbᵉrîytha compactH1285 →
- strippedpâshaṭto spread outH6584 →
- garmentsmadproperly, extentH4055 →
- girdlechâgôwrbeltedH2289 →
- DavidDâvidDavid, the youngest son of JesseH1732 →
- lovedʼahăbâh{affection }H160 →
- swordcherebdroughtH2719 →
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David was anointed to the crown to take it out of Saul's hand, and over Jonathan's head, and yet here we find, I. That Saul, who was now in possession of the crown, reposed a confidence in him, God so ordering it, that he might by his preferment at court be prepared for future service.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-5