fit to parr2ke of rhis Feaſt, which conſiſted in part of the remainders | of rheſe Peace-off-rings, according to the Law, Lewit. 5. 200 Un- firalſo to come into any company, much more, into the King's company; leſt he ſhould pollute them alſs. See above, on v. 5. See alſo, Levit. 11! and 15+ | Y 27 And it came to paſs on the morrow, which was the ſecond day of the moneth y, that Davids place was - empty : and Saul faid unto Jonathan his ſon z, Where- fore cometh not the ſon of Jeſſe 2 to meat, neither yeſterday, nor to Day 6 ? y Or, on the morrow of the new mon, being the ſecord day : Either, x. Of the three Days appointed, v. 5 19- Or, 2. Of the Fealt. Or, 3. Of the Month. z Who was Davids Friend, and beſt knew his mind, and his ways. # So he calls him in Scorn and Contempr, to note the meanneſs of his Original; and as nor deigning to call r him by his proper Name : See below, chap. 22. 9. and 25. 16. b For * the Uncleanneſs which came by ſome chance, uſually laſted but for one Day.. See Levit. 1.1- | 28 And Jonathan anſwered Saul, David earneſtly asked /eave of me to go to Bethlehem,
.. . 29 And he faid, Letme go, I pray thee, for our fa- mily hath a facritice in the City, ard iny brother, he harh commanded mse 70 be there c: and now, if I have found favour in thine eyes, ler me ger away, I pray
thee, and ſee my brethren: therefore he cometh not |
to the kings table.
e Either in his Fathers Name, or in the Right of the firft-born; one Branch of which was Authority over his Brethren in all the Concerns of the Family ; whereof this was one..
39 Then Sauls anger was kindied againſt Jona-
than, and he faid unto him, || + Thou ſon of the | Or, *hoe 1 | perverſe rebellious woman 4, do not I know that 7" thou haſt choſen the ſon of Jefie to thine own con- + 14
t Heb. fuſion e, and unto the confuſion of thy mothers tnaked- ſor of per- | nels f ? werle rebels ;
4 This baſe Temper of thine, thou hadſtnot from me, but from #9 thy Mother; of whoſe perverſneſs I have had ſo much experience, Or, thou ſon of perverſe rebellion ; 1, e. Thou perverſe and rebellious Son: Or, thou moſt perverſe rebel, For in the H:brew Language, the word Son, thus uſed, is an aggravation of a Mans Crime ; and notes one who is extraordinarily addicted to it- Thus he calls him, becauſe he hid and preſerved that Man whom the King had commanded to be brought forth, that he might be ſlain. e For ir will be a hor- rible ſhame and reproach unto thee, that David by his crafty infinuas tions, and fair Pretences, ſhould Cheat thee of thy Kingdom. f Men will conclude, That thy Mother was a Whore, and thou a Baſtard: and that chou haſt no Royal Blood in thy Veins,that canſt ſo tamely give up thy Crown to ſo contemprible a Perſon,
31 For as long as the ſon of Jeſſe liveth upon the ground, thou ſhalt notbe ſtabliſhed, nocthy my g:
wherefore now ſend and fetch him unto me, for he + t pray? ſhall ſurely die. of deaths
Z Thus he grofly miſtakes the cauſe of Jonathans loſs of the King- dom, which was not Davids Arr, but Sauls fin ; and vainly endea- vours to prevent Gods irrevocable Sentence.
32 And Jonathan anſwered Saul his father, and faid
unco him, Wherefore ſhall he be ſlain ? what hath he done ? .
33 And Saul caſt a javelin at him to ſmite him þ, whereby Jonathan knew that ic was determined of his father to ſlay David.
h i, e. To wound him, though not to ſmite him even to the wall ; as he deſigned to doto David, chap. 19. io.
34 So Jonathan groſe from the table in fierce anger, * and did eat no meat the ſecond day of the moath : for
he was grieved for David, becauſe # his father had done him ſhame.
z: Or, and becauſe: for this is a ſecond cauſe of his Grief The ConjuntEtion #nd is oft-times omitted, and to be ſupplied ; as Pſalns 33+ 2+ and 144. 9, Hab. 3. 11.
35 T Anditcame to paſs in the morning k, that Jo- nathan went out into the field, at the time appointed with David, and a little lad with him.
k To wit, of the third day appointed for this work, v. 5.
35 And he faid unto his lad, Run, find out now the arrows which I ſhoot. And as the lad ran, he ſhot an arrow | beyond him. + Heb.
37 And when the lad was come to the place I ofthe #* 24s arrow which Jonathan had ſhot, Jonathan cried after *%* 5: the lad, and ſaid, Is not the arrow beyond thee ?
! (i.e ) Near to the place. Or, and che Lad went, or was going 01 t0 che place : For rhe words following ſhew, thar he was nor yer come thither. The Hebrew Verb, bo, which properly ſignifies #0 come, ſometimes ſignifi:s to go; as here, and Ruth 3. 7 and fonah $$.
28 And Jonathan cried afcer the lad, Make ſpeed, haſte, ſtay not wy. And Jonathans lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his maſter.
17 So he bids him, becauſe finding the Coaſt clear, he made haſteto take the opportunity to ſpeak with his dearly beloved David.
29 Bur the lad knew not any thing: only Jonathan and David knew the matter.
40 And Jonathan gave his Þ artillery » unto + his 4 Heb lad, and faid unto him, Go, carry them to the city. inſlru- » His Bow, and Arrows, and Quiver. ments-
IE Es + Hebs 4) QA 4:4 as ſoon as the lad was gone, David aroſe cha: was
out of & place toward the ſouth o, 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. k |
o In reſpe& of the Stone where David by appointment hid him- ſelf p As we!) he might, becauſe he was driven away, not only from bis dear Friend Jonathan, but lio from his Wife, and all his Relations, and from the Commonwealth of Iſrael, and fromthe ſer- vice of God; as he complains below, Chap. 26. 19.
42 And Jonathan faid to David, Go in peace, || for” j or. ;16 aſmuch as we have ſworn both of us in the Name of 70rd be the LORD, faying, The L ORD be between me wines and thee, and between my ſeed and thy ſeed for ever 9. of = &c: And he aroſe and departed : and Jonathan went into the city. | q Therefore doubt not bur I will ever love thee, and faithfully
ſerve thee ; and the like I affure my ſelf from thee ; and this muſt be our comfort in our State of Separation.
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