“ Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. ”
1 Samuel 17:1 to 1 Samuel 18:5 . David and Goliath (E, with additione by R). In this section two narratives seem to have been interwoven. For the sake of convenience, we may denote one set of pa...
made . solemnised.
Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, &c.— That is, entered into a treaty or agreement of perpetual friendship. See 2 Samuel 1:26 .
Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. Then Jonathan and David made a covenant. Such covenants of brotherhood are frequent in the East. They are ratifi...
The Love of Jonathan for David 1 Samuel 18:6-30 of this chapter seem to be connected with 1 Samuel 16:14-23 and not to be taken from the same document as 1 Samuel 17:1 to 1 Samuel 18:5 . LX...
Made a covenant. — The son of the first Hebrew king recognised in David a kindred spirit. They were one in their God, in their faith, in their devotion to the Divine will. Jonathan recognised in th...
CHAPTER XXV. SAUL'S JEALOUS-DAVID'S MARRIAGE. 1 Samuel 18:1-30 . THE conqueror of Goliath had been promised, as his reward, the eldest daughter of the king in marriage. The fulfillment of that...
a Loyal Friend and a Jealous Enemy 1 Samuel 17:55-58 ; 1 Samuel 18:1-9 These verses make very good reading. They present the one ray of light in a story which, from this point on, becomes more...
Here, in the account of Jonathan and David, begins one of the most perfect stories of love and friendship in the world. The story is all the more beautiful because of its dark background. Love is in...
Then Jonathan and David made a covenant ,.... A covenant of friendship; entered into a solemn agreement to keep up and maintain a cordial respect to each other, and to support each other's interest...
Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. Ver. 3. Then Jonathan and David made a covenant. ] Heb., Cut a covenant; for the covenanters first sware, and then cu...
Jonathan and David made a covenant Solemnly entered into an agreement of perpetual friendship. Because he loved him , &c. Or rather, as Le Clerc renders it, so that each loved the other as hi...
Jonathan, the son of Saul stands in refreshing contrast to his father. He was present when David returned to Saul. Doubtless David's victory had attracted Jonathan, but David's words decide him. When...
Jonathan's Love to David. B. C. 1060. 1 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of...
A covenant, i.e. an agreement of sincere and perpetual friendship between them.
Jonathan's Comradely Love For David ( 1 Samuel 18:1-4 ). Verse 1 follows directly on after 1 Samuel 17 , taking up where that chapter left off, so that what follows is to be seen in its light. An...
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 18:1 . “The soul of Jonathan was knit,” literally, “chained itself.” ( Kiel) . “In almost all languages friendship is considered as a union of souls boun...
1 Samuel 18:4 . Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David. This was the highest mark of favour he could show him, and it is still esteemed as such in the orient...
The soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David. The story of a great love True Christianity consists in devotion to a Person, not in the acceptance of a series of doctrines or theories, n...
PERSONAL RELATIONS OF SAUL AND DAVID ( CHS . 18-27). FRIENDSHIP OF DAVID AND JONATHAN ( CHS . 18-20). EXPOSITION JONATHAN LOVES DAVID ( 1 Samuel 18:1-9 ). 1 Samue...
Saul's Regard Changes to Hatred
1 Samuel 20:42 ; 1 Samuel 20:8-17 ; 1 Samuel 23:18 ; 2 Samuel 21:7 ; 2 Samuel 9:1-3