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1 Samuel 18:1 open_in_new
soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.
Jonathan. At this time he was about forty; and about fifty-three or fifty-four when he died. He would be about twenty-four years older than David, and his love was maternal in character. Ish-bosheth, Saul's second son, was forty at his father's death (2 Samuel 2:10).
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1 Samuel 18:3 open_in_new
made. solemnised.
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1 Samuel 18:4 open_in_new
and. Mark the Figure of speech Polysyndeton (App-6) in verses: 1 Samuel 18:4-5.
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1 Samuel 18:5 open_in_new
men. Hebrew. 'enosh. App-14.
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1 Samuel 18:6 open_in_new
Philistine. Authorized Version and Revised Version margin "Philistines". dancing.. great celebration. Twice referred to later (1 Samuel 21:11; 1 Samuel 29:5). Compare subscription of Psalms 52, which is mahalath. the great dancing".
tabrets. Hebrew. toph. drums of various sizes.
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1 Samuel 18:8 open_in_new
the. this.
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1 Samuel 18:11 open_in_new
cast the javelin. Another attempt of Satan to thwart Jehovah's purpose in Genesis 3:15, and prevent the "seed of the woman "from coming into the world. See App-23 and App-25, and the Structure of "V" (1Sa 19:9. 1 Samuel 20:1 -), p. 394.
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1 Samuel 18:12 open_in_new
afraid. Hebrew Greek ' apprehensive. Compare 1 Samuel 18:15.
the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.
and was departed. Ch. 1 Samuel 16:14-23 comes in here, chronologically. It is placed after 1 Samuel 16:1-13 by Figure of speech Hysterologia (App-6) in order to lay bare to us the secret workings underneath the history. See notes on 1 Samuel 16:14; 1 Samuel 17:1.
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1 Samuel 18:15 open_in_new
afraid. Hebrew. nur = shrank from, sore afraid; stronger than 1 Samuel 18:12.
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1 Samuel 18:17 open_in_new
Behold. Figure of speech Asterismos. App-6.
valiant. Hebrew son of valour.
Let not mine hand, &c. Compare David and Uriah. 2 Samuel 11:15.
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1 Samuel 18:19 open_in_new
was given. had (already) been given. This is the key to 1 Samuel 20:30.
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1 Samuel 18:23 open_in_new
man. Hebrew. 'ish.App-14.
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1 Samuel 18:27 open_in_new
his men. Hebrew. 'enosh. App-14.
men. Hebrew. 'ish. App-14.
they: i.e. Saul's servants. Septuagint and Vulgate read "he".
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1 Samuel 18:28 open_in_new
Michal Saul's daughter. Septuagint reads "all Israel", accounting for his greater fear (1 Samuel 18:29).
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1 Samuel 18:30 open_in_new
after. whenever; or, as often as.