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the king Ps 50:16-21; Prov 4:17, Prov 15:17, Prov 17:1, Prov 21:3, Prov 21:27; Isa 1:11-15; Zech 7:6; John 18:28 as at other times Judg 16:20 he is not clean Lev 7:21, Lev 11:24, Lev 11:27, Lev 11:31, Lev 11:40, Lev 15:5, Lev 15:16-17, Lev 15:19-21; Num 19:16 Wherefore 1Sam 18:11, 1Sam 19:9-10, 1Sam 19:15 the son 1Sam 22:7-9, 1Sam 22:13-14, 1Sam 25:10; Isa 11:1-2; Matt 13:55; 1Pet 2:4 1Sam 20:6 my brother 1Sam 17:28 Saul's Job 5:2; Prov 14:29, Prov 19:12, Prov 19:19, Prov 21:24, Prov 25:28, Prov 27:3; Jas 1:19-20 Thou etc. or, Thou perverse rebel, Heb. Son of perverse rebellion, Prov 15:2, Prov 21:24; Matt 5:22; Eph 4:31, Eph 6:4 and unto the This reflection on the mother of Jonathan, by the passionate monarch, reflects more dishonour on himself than on his brave and noble minded son. Mungo Park gives an instance of the prevalence of the same principles in Africa; for he says, "Maternal affection is every where conspicuous among the Africans, and creates a correspondent return of tenderness in the child. 'Strike me,' said my attendant, 'but do not curse my mother.' I found the same sentiment to prevail universally in all parts of Africa." King Saul, unable to villify Jonathan to his own satisfaction by personal reproaches, outstepped the ordinary abuse of his day, and proceeded to that which was designed to produce unusual vexation, and vented the bitterness of his mind by maligning the character of his own wife and Jonathan's mother. send 1Sam 20:8, 1Sam 19:6, 1Sam 19:11-15 shall surely die Heb. is the son of death, 1Sam 26:16; 2Sam 19:28; Ps 79:11 *marg. Wherefore 1Sam 19:5; Prov 24:11-12, Prov 31:8-9; John 7:51 what hath Matt 27:23; Luke 23:22, cast, 1Sam 18:11, 1Sam 19:10-11; Prov 22:24; Eccl 9:3; Jer 17:9, whereby, 1Sam 20:7; Eccl 7:9 in fierce Eccl 7:20; Eph 4:26 he was grieved Mark 3:5 at the time 1Sam 20:19; 2Sam 20:5 Run 1Sam 20:20-21 beyond him Heb. to pass over him, 1Sam 20:21-22 Ps 55:6-9; Prov 6:4-5; Matt 24:16-18; Mark 13:14-16; Luke 17:31-32 artillery Heb. instruments, Rather weapons, as the word kelim also denotes; and here means the bow, quiver, and arrows. This is probably the only place in our language in which the word artillery is not applied to cannon or ordinance, but simply to weapons of war. his lad Heb. the lad that was his and fell 1Sam 25:23; Gen 43:28; 2Sam 9:6 and they kissed 1Sam 10:1; Gen 29:11, Gen 29:13, Gen 45:15; 2Sam 19:39; Acts 20:37 David exceeded 1Sam 18:3; 2Sam 1:26 Go in peace 1Sam 20:22, 1Sam 1:17; Num 6:26; Luke 7:50; Acts 16:36 forasmuch as or, the Lord be witness of that which, etc. 1Sam 20:23 And he arose 1Sam 23:18; The separation of two such faithful friends was equally grievous to them both, but David's case was the more deplorable. For when Jonathan was returning to his family and friends, David was leaving all his comforts, even those of God's sanctuary, and therefore his grief exceeded Jonathan's; or, perhaps it was because his temper was more tender and his passions stronger. They referred each other to the covenant of friendship that was between them, both of them being comforted thereby in this very mournful separation - "We have sworn both of us in the name of the Lord, for ourselves and our heirs, that we and they will be faithful and kind to each other from generation to generation."
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