“ And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark. ”
1 Samuel 20. David and Jonathan (J). 1 Samuel 20 has no obvious connexion with any of the preceding or following sections: And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, is an editorial insertion to conne...
And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof , as though I shot at a mark. I will shoot three arrows - Jonathan intended that David should stay at the stone Ezel, where probably there was some...
And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark. No JFB commentary on these verses.
The Friendship of David and Jonathan 4. Thy soul] a pathetic periphrasis for 'thou.'
I will shoot three arrows. — The two friends agree on a sign. It was a very simple one, and seems to speak of very early primitive times. Jonathan slightly varies from his original purpose. In 1 S...
CHAPTER XXVII. DAVID AND JONATHAN. 1 Samuel 20:1-42 . WE have no means of determining how long time elapsed between the events recorded in the preceding chapter and those recorded in this. It...
a Friend at Court 1 Samuel 20:17-29 Jonathan most have been strongly tempted to ally himself with his friend, that they might face the world together; but he clung loyally to his father's fortu...
David returned to Jonathan, and there follows an interesting and beautiful account of a time in which these two friends took counsel together about David's peril. Every incident of the story is full...
(18) Then Jonathan said to David, Tomorrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty. (19) And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and c...
And I will shoot three arrows on the side [thereof] ,.... On the side of the stone Ezel; three are pitched upon, according to the number of the days David was missing: as though I shot at a mark ;...
And I will shoot three arrows on the side [thereof], as though I shot at a mark. Ver. 20. And I will shoot three arrows. ] Which shall be as so many επεα πτεροεντα, a sure token between us, if we...
David however was fearful of the very presence of Saul at Naioth. He left there and returned back to find Jonathan, apparently hoping to find some possibility of help in Jonathan's further intercedin...
Jonathan's Covenant with David. B. C. 1058. 9 And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee:...
He chose this way to avoid Saul's suspicion, because bows and arrows were the principal arms of those times; and Jonathan, as well as others, did oft go forth to exercise himself with them, both for...
Jonathan Explains His Plan For Letting David Know What The Situation Is, And Renews Their Firm Covenant ( 1 Samuel 20:10-24 a). In response to David's request Jonathan now outlined his plan for k...
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 20:1 . “And David fled,” while Saul was still under the power of the prophetic influence. “Nothing could be a better evidence of his innocence than his t...
1 Samuel 20:5 . The new moon, a day of feasting and trumpets, accompanied with the exercises of devotion. Numbers 10:16 . 1 Samuel 20:6 . Run to Bethlehem. It was not very far from Saul's res...
And David fled from Naioth, in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan. David and Jonathan 1. It will be suitable for us to dwell on the remarkable friendship between David and Jonathan--a bea...
JONATHAN ENDEAVOURS TO RECONCILE SAUL TO DAVID ( 1 Samuel 20:1-9 .). EXPOSITION JONATHAN 'S COVENANT WITH DAVID RENEWED ( 1 Samuel 20:1-9 ). 1 Samuel 20:1 David fl...
Conference between David and Jonathan