41<\/strong>. out of a place toward the south<\/em> ] Lit. “from the side of the south,” i.e. from a hiding-place to the south of the stone Ezel. But the expression is anomalous, and it is best to adopt the Sept. reading, “from beside the heap of stones,” as in 1Sa 20:19<\/em><\/span>.<\/p>\n fell on his face<\/em>, &c.] As a token of reverence and loyalty to the king’s son. Cp. Gen 33:3<\/span>; Gen 42:6<\/span>. An Oriental when he meets a superior, kneels down and touches the ground with his forehead.<\/p>\n A place toward the south – <\/B>An unintelligible description; one expects a repetition of the description of Davids hiding-place in 1Sa 20:19<\/span>. The Septuagint in both places has argab, a word meaning a heap of stones. If this be the true reading, Davids hiding-place was either a natural cavernous rock which was called Argab, or some ruin of an ancient building, equally suited for a hiding-place.<\/P> Bowed himself three times – <\/B>In token, doubtless, of his unshaken loyalty to Jonathan as the son of his king, as well as his friend; and in acknowledgment of Jonathans power to kill him if he saw fit. (Compare Gen 33:3<\/span>).<\/P> David exceeded – <\/B>His affection for Jonathan, coupled with his sense of Sauls injustice and his own injured innocence, fully accounts for his strong emotion.<\/P><\/p>\n Verse 41<\/span>. Until David exceeded.<\/B><\/I>] David’s distress must, in the nature of things, be the greatest<\/I>. Besides his friend Jonathan, whom he was now about to lose for ever, he lost his wife, relatives, country; and, what was most afflictive, the altars of his God, and the ordinances of religion.<\/P> <\/P> Saul saw David’s growing popularity, and was convinced of his own maladministration. He did not humble himself before God, and therefore became a prey to envy, pride, jealousy, cruelty, and every other malevolent temper. From him David had every thing to fear, and therefore he thought it was safer to yield to the storm, than attempt to brave it; though he could have even raised a very powerful party in Israel, had he used the means which were so much in his power. But as he neither sought not affected the kingdom, he left it to the providence of God to bring him in by such means, at such a way, and in such a time, as was most suited to his godly wisdom. He that believeth shall not make haste: God’s way<\/I> and time<\/I> are ever the best; and he who, even in God’s way, runs before he is sent, runs at random; runs without light, and without Divine strength. Feeble, therefore, must be his own might, his own counsel, and his own wisdom: though he encompass himself with his own sparks yet this hath he at the Lord’s hand – he shalt lie down in sorrow.<\/P> <\/p>\n Toward the south; <\/B>in respect of the stone where David by appointment hid himself. <\/P> Until David exceeded; <\/B>as well he might, because he was driven away, not only from his dear friend Jonathan, but also from his wife, and all his relations, and from the commonwealth of israel, and from the service of God; as he complains below, 1Sa 26:19<\/span>. <\/P> <\/p>\n 41, 42. David . . . fell on his faceto the ground, and bowed three times<\/B>a token of homage to theprince’s rank; but on a close approach, every other consideration wassunk in the full flow of the purest brotherly affection.<\/P><\/p>\n [And] as soon as the lad was gone<\/strong>,…. Which David could observe from his lurking place:<\/p>\n David arose out of [a place] toward the south<\/strong>; to the south of the field in which he was hid, or to the south of the stone Ezel, near which he was; and so the Targum,<\/p>\n “and David arose from the side of the stone Atha, which was towards the south;”<\/p>\n Jonathan shooting his arrows to the north of it, lest the lad should have discovered David when he ran for them: and fell on his face to the ground; in reverence of Jonathan, as the son of a king, and in respect to him as his friend, who had so faithfully served him, and was so concerned to save his life:<\/p>\n and bowed himself three times<\/strong>: this was before he fell prostrate on the ground. Abarbinel observes, that bowing three; times was fit and proper to be done to a king; once at the place from whence they first see him, the second time in the middle of the way to him, and the third time when come to him; but though this may have been a custom in more modern times, it is a question whether it obtained so early; however it is certain bowing was as ancient, and therefore Xenophon z is mistaken in ascribing it to Cyrus as the first introducer of this custom; and be it that he was the first that began it among the Persians, it was in use with others before, as this behaviour of David shows:<\/p>\n and they kissed one another<\/strong>; as friends about to part:<\/p>\n and wept one with another<\/strong>: as not knowing whether they should ever see each other’s face any more:<\/p>\n until David exceeded<\/strong>; in weeping more than Jonathan; he having more to part with, not only him his dear friend, but his wife and family, and other dear friends and people of God, and especially the sanctuary and service of God, which of all things lay nearest his heart, and most distressed him; see 1Sa 26:19<\/span>; and many of his psalms on this occasion. Ben Gersom suggests that he wept more than was meet, through too much fear of Saul; but that seems not to be the case.<\/p>\n z Cyropaedia, l. 8. c. 23.<\/p>\n (41) David arose out of a place toward the south.<\/strong>If the text be correct here, which is very doubtful, we must understand these words as signifying that as soon as David perceived that Jonathan was alone (as soon as the lad was gone), he rose from the south side of the rock, where he had been lying concealed. [The arrow sign would have been enough to have warned David; and had he not seen that Jonathan was alone and waiting for him, David would, from his place of hiding, have made his escape unseen.] The Chaldee here reads, from the stone of the sign (or the stone Atha) which is on the south; the LXX. (Vat. MS.), from the Argab; Alex. MS., from sleep. The different versions, more or less, have repeated the statement in 1Sa. 20:19<\/span>, failing altogether to understand the two Hebrew words mtzel hannegev, <\/em>translated in our English Version, out of a place toward the south.<\/p>\n And fell on his face.<\/strong>Josephus words, in his traditional account of the event, explain Davids reason for this. He did obeisance, and called him the saviour of his life.<\/p>\n Until David exceeded.<\/strong>The expression is a strange one, and apparently signifies either simply that while Jonathan wept bitterly at the parting, David wept still more, <\/em>or else that David broke down, that is, was completely mastered by his grief.Dean Payne Smith. <\/em>The LXX. translators here are quite unintelligible in their rendering, which represents David as weeping until a (or the) great consummation.<\/p>\n 41<\/strong>. <\/strong> Out of a place toward the south <\/strong> Or, more literally, from the side of the south; <\/em> that is, southwards from where Jonathan was standing. <\/p>\n Bowed himself three times <\/strong> In token of his profound gratitude, obligation, and reverence. <\/p>\n Until David exceeded <\/strong> Surpassed Jonathan in the exhibition of his grief, and wept aloud over his sorrows; for, says Bishop Patrick, he was now about to become an exile from his friends, his wife, his kindred, the people of God, and all the solemnities of sacred worship.<\/p>\n “This is the culminating point,” says Ewald, “in the mutual relations of the two friends, who furnish the eternal type of the perfection of noble friendship. In these last hours before their separation all the threads of their destinies, henceforth so widely different, are secretly woven together. As Jonathan here foresees, David afterwards obtains the kingdom; and, in accordance with his oath to his friend, he afterwards, when a powerful king, always spares the descendants of Jonathan, in grateful remembrance of his dearly loved friend, and never loses an opportunity of showing them kindness. We may well believe that when, in after years, David drew to his court the posterity of Jonathan, he often told them himself of these last events before their separation, with which no one but the two friends could be acquainted, and that our present narrative springs ultimately from this source.”<\/p>\n 1Sa 20:41<\/span><\/em><\/strong>. <\/strong>David arose out of a place, <\/em><\/strong>&c.<\/strong> David, coming from the south, fell on his face. <\/em>Houbigant. From the south of the stone Ezel. David fell on his face, in reverence to his friend, as the king’s son. They kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded. So that there was great lamentation. <\/em>Houbigant. Their separation could not be made without many tears on both sides. David must have been affected in an especial manner. He lost all: friend, wife, parents, country; and, that which to a heart like his was the severest stroke, he was banished from the altar and service of his God. See ch. 1Sa 26:19<\/span>. There cannot be any thing more pathetic and tender, than this simple and unaffected relation of the parting of these friends. <\/p>\n (41) 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. (42) 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.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The sweetest instruction from this parting interview, (for they knew not that they should ever see one another again) is the recollection of that everlasting covenant, in which all the people of God are included. That precious promise made by Jehovah to the person of the Lord Jesus, the great Head of his people, is of everlasting efficacy: As for me, saith the Lord, this is my covenant with them: my Spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed’s seed, saith the Lord, from henceforth and forever. Isa 59:21<\/span> . This became the security in the parting of Jonathan and David. And the same is the everlasting security of the faithful, in all the separations made in life, or death, among the Lord’s heritage. Children may die; friends may forsake us, we may be bereaved of all earthly things we hold dear; but, the Lord is the Rock of ages, and his mercy endureth forever.<\/p>\n 1Sa 20:41<\/span> [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.<\/p>\n Ver. 41. David arose out of a place.<\/strong> ] When now they saw the coast was clear, these two famous friends met and melted one over another. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Until David exceeded.<\/strong> ] A – <\/p>\n “ Et faciles motus mens generosa capit.<\/em> ”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The better any one is, the more apt to weep. But David indeed had the greater reason in many regards.<\/p>\n out of a place toward the south. Sept, reads “from beside the mound”: i, e. Ezel, in 1Sa 20:19. <\/p>\n and fell: 1Sa 25:23, Gen 43:28, 2Sa 9:6 <\/p>\n and they kissed: 1Sa 10:1, Gen 29:11, Gen 29:13, Gen 45:15, 2Sa 19:39, Act 20:37 <\/p>\n David exceeded: 1Sa 18:3, 2Sa 1:26 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: 1Sa 24:8 – David stooped 2Sa 14:4 – fell on her 1Ki 1:16 – bowed 1Ki 18:7 – fell on Act 20:1 – embraced Act 21:1 – we were<\/p>\n 1Sa 20:41. And fell on his face to the ground, &c. After three bows, he fell on his face; out of reverence to Jonathan, as the kings son, and in tenderness to him, as his most generous friend. They kissed one another, and wept one with another Nothing can be imagined more generous, and, at the same time, more soft and moving, than this meeting of these two friends. Jonathan seems, out of tenderness to David, to have suppressed some part of his grief. But David, who reflected that he was now taking his last leave of a friend who had often saved his life, and was now just come from speaking in his favour, at the imminent hazard of his own life, could not restrain himself. The thought of taking a farewell of so invaluable a friend, and, at the same time, of leaving all his comforts, even those of Gods sanctuary, was so bitter, that he could not bear it with moderation; and therefore is said to have exceeded. Perhaps his temper was more tender, and his passions stronger, than those of Jonathan; who, however, seems evidently to have done great violence to his feelings, and to have had no little difficulty so to restrain his grief as not to sink his friend too much, but to send him away with a calm confidence in God, and religious tranquillity and peace of mind.<\/p>\n 20:41 [And] as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of [a place] toward the {s} 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.<\/p>\n (s) It seems that he shot on the north side of the stone, least the boy should have seen David.<\/p>\n [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”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7783","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7783"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7783\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
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