Bible Commentary

And the priest answered David, and said, [There is] no common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women. 4. common ] Lit. profane or unholy, i.e. unconsecrated. Vulg. “laicos panes.” Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Common – As opposed … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 21:4”

Now therefore what is under thine hand? give [me] five [loaves of] bread in mine hand, or what there is present. Under thine hand, to wit, in thy power, and ready for thee to give, and for me to take, and eat. Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole Now therefore what … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 21:3”

And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know any thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed [my] servants to such and such a place. 2. The king, &c.] Again … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 21:2”

Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why [art] thou alone, and no man with thee? 1Sa 21:1-9. David’s visit to Nob 1. to Nob ] Nob was at this time a city of the priests (1Sa 22:19), though it … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 21:1”

And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of the LORD, saying, The LORD be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed forever. And he arose and departed: and Jonathan went into the city. 42. forasmuch as, &c.] It is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 20:42”

[And] as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of [a place] toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded. 41. out of a place toward the south ] Lit. “from the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 20:41”

And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad, and said unto him, Go, carry [them] to the city. 40. his artillery ] i.e. his bow and quiver. From Lat. ars, used in late Latin to mean ‘an implement,’ came the late Latin artillaria, and O. Fr. artillerie, ‘machines or equipment of war.’ The word was … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 20:40”

But the lad knew not any thing: only Jonathan and David knew the matter. But the lad knew not anything,…. What was meant by shooting the arrows, and by shooting them beyond where he was, and by bidding him make haste to bring them: only Jonathan and David knew the matter; what was signified by … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 20:39”

And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan’s lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master. 38. the arrows ] It is implied that the three arrows agreed upon were shot, but the narrator does not think it necessary to repeat full details thrice. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 20:38”

And 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? To the place, i.e. near to the place. Or, and the lad went, or was going on to the place; for the words following show the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 20:37”