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1 Samuel 20:38 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 20 · verse 38
And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan’s lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.1 Samuel 20:38 · King James Version
1 Samuel 20:38 in context
36And he said unto his lad, Run, find out now the arrows which I shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him.
37And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after the lad, and said, Is not the arrow beyond thee?
38And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan’s lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.
39But the lad knew not any thing: only Jonathan and David knew the matter.
40And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad, and said unto him, Go, carry them to the city.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- JonathanYᵉhôwnâthânJehonathan, the name of four IsraelitesH3083 →
- arrowschêtsproperly, a piercerH2671 →
- arrowschitstsîyan arrowH2678 →
- criedqârâʼto call out toH7121 →
- afterʼacharproperly, the hind partH310 →
- speedmᵉhêrâhproperly, a hurryH4120 →
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Here is, 1. Jonathan's faithful performance of his promise to give David notice of the success of his dangerous experiment. He went at the time and to the place appointed (Sa1 20:35), within sight of which he knew David lay hid, sent his footboy to fetch his arrows, which he would shoot at random (Sa1 20:36), and gave…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 35-42