3 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant c, be- cauſe he loved him as his own ſoul. - '.
E, 7.e. An agreement of {incere and perpetual Friendſhip betweert caem, ;
4 And Jonathan ſtripe - himſelf of che robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his gar- ments, even to his ſword, and to his bow, and to his girdle 4, ;
a Partly, as a pledge of his great reſpe& and affeion to him: and partly, to vindicace Dav a from that contempt. which might Cleave to him for his former Paſtoral habirc and condition, and ro
p't him into an habit ſuirable to his preſent Greatneſs and Glo I
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F T Ard David went out e whitherſoever Saul ſent him, end || behaved himſelf wiſely : and Saul ſer him 1 Or; over the men of war f, and he was accepted in the g;,fered
. : 3p proſpered, ſight of all che people, and alfo in the light of Sauis ſer= vants. |
e Upon Military Expeditions, of which that word is oft uſed. f Gave him ſome coniiderable Command ia his Army, though not the Supreme.
6 And it came to paſs, as they came when David was returned from the laughter of the || Philiſtine g, j| Or, Phi« that the women came out of all the cities of Iſrael þ, lifines, ſinging, and dancing z, to meet king Saul, wich tabrets,
with joy, and with Þf inſtruments of muſick. + He:
£ Either, Firſt, From ſome eminent Victory obtained by him a- three ſtrings gainſt the Phil:ſtines, though not particularly related, wherein alſo 04 #nſir#*
1c came to paſs, when he had made an end of
Saul might be preſent and concerned. Or rather, Secondly From ment Se the flaughrer of Goliah, and the other Philiflines with him. Againſt this it is ObjeCted, That this Song was ſung eitier after David was advanc:d and employed, as is iclated v. 5. and therefore not im. mediately after that great Victory; or, before ue was ſo advanced and then 1t would have raiſed Sa#!'s Jealoulic and Envy; and conſe- quently hindred David's Advancement. Burt it may be replied, That this Song, though placed afterwards, was ſung before Davia's advancement; relared v. 5. And that this did not hinder David's Preferment, muſt be atcribed, partly, to Saal's Policy, who, though he had an Eye upon David, and dcſigned ro cruſh him upon a fit occaſion; yer faw it neceſſary for his own Reputation, and the en- cour:gerneit of other Mens Valour, and for the ſatisfation of Jona1.o's paſſionate Deſire, and the juſt and general Expe&aricn of the whole Army and People, to give him tome conſiderable Prefers ment for the preſent; and principally, ro GOD'S Providence over- ruling Saul, againſt his own Inclination, and bis miſtaken Intereſts h 7. e. Our of all the neighbouring Cities, by, or through which the Viftorious Army marched. # According to the Cuſtom of thoſe times and places: Of which ſee Exod. 15. 20, Judges 11, 34»
7 And the women anſwered one another k as thei played, and ſaid, * Saul hath ſlain his thouſands, and * Chap! David his ten thouſands U. = 21. It.
k Singing by parts alternately. ! So they ſaid;becauſe David killed & 29+ 54 Gelish, which was the principal cauſe of all the following ſlaughter of the Philiſtines. | |
8 CT And Saul was very wroth, and the faying F dif. f Heb: _ pleaſed him, and he ſaid, They have aſcribed unto w ons 2 David ten thouſands, and to me they have aſcribed bus ** 7 thouſands ; and what can he have more, but the king- dom m ?
m What greater honour can they give himy but that of the King« dom? Or thus: And merevver, this will not reſt here, they will cera ta.nly give him the Kingdom : they will tranſlate rhe Crown from me to him. Or thus : And moreover, the Kingdom tertainly belongs to him;
i.e, I now perceive that this is the Favourite of God, and cf rie Peoplez tits is that Man afcer God's own Heait, to whom Samael told me tha: God would rranster my Kingdom.
9 And Saul eyed David » from that day and for- ward. |
» i. 6. Narrowly obſerved all his Counſels and ARions, that he might underſtand whether he had any Deſign upon the Kingdom or ages that he might find ſome colourable ; 0 of putting him to death,
10 T And it came to paſs on the morrow, that the * evil ſpiric from God came upon Saul s, and he pro-* Chap: phelied p in the midſt of the houſe : and David played-16. 14« with his hand as at other times: and rhere was a javelin in Sauls hand 9. | |
o Saul's Envy, and Jealouſie, and Diſcontent revived his Melan-
' cholick D-ſtemper, which the Devil, according to his wont,ftruck in ; With. Þ Or, he feigned himſelf to be # Prophet, for ſo Hebrew Verbs in ; Hichpahel oft ſignific z 4.e. he uſethuncouth Geſtures, and Signs, and Speeches, as the Prophets, or Sons of the Prophets uſed ro do : for which they were by the ignorant and ungodly ſort repured mad Men, 2 Kings 9-11. And it may ſeem probable, that Saul did now ſpeak of Divine Things politickly;that thereby he might Jull David
aſleep, and kill him, betore he ſuipe&ed any Danger. 9 Which ks kept there for the following purpoſe.
11 And Saul caſt the javelin ; for he ſaid, I will ſmits David even to the wail with is ; and David avoided ous of his prelence twice r, i
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_ 24 And Saul was afraid of David /;, becauſe the
-I2 ; : - and was departed from Saul. LORD was with him, P of all the People,
{Left as he hat gotten the rec of God, and be thould alſo rake away his Kingdom. —
12 Thereiore Saul removed him from him 7, and
made him his captain over a thouſand, and he went out,