"And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants."
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Verse 1 Samuel 18:5. _SET HIM OVER THE MEN OF WAR_] Made him
_generalissimo_; or what we would call _field marshal_....
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3. JONATHAN AND DAVID--SAUL'S JEALOUSY
CHAPTER 18
_ 1. Jonathan's love for David (1 Samuel 18:1)_
2. The beginning of Saul's jealousy (1 Samuel 18:5)
3. David's marriage (1 Samuel 18:17)
A beautif...
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1 SAMUEL 17:1 TO 1 SAMUEL 18:5. DAVID AND GOLIATH (E, with additione
by R). In this section two narratives seem to have been interwoven.
For the sake of convenience, we may denote one set of passages...
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MEN. Hebrew. _'enosh._ App-14....
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1 Samuel 18:1-5. Jonathan's friendship for David
1 5. This section also is not found in the Septuagint (B)....
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AND DAVID WENT OUT WHITHERSOEVER, &C.— Saul himself, highly pleased
with David, intrusted him with the management of various affairs.
Charged with divers expeditions, he signalised his prudence and hi...
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_Saul's Jealousy of David._ 1 Samuel 18:5-9
5 And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, _and_ behaved
himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he Was
accepted in the sight of a...
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_AND DAVID WENT OUT WHITHERSOEVER SAUL SENT HIM, AND BEHAVED HIMSELF
WISELY: AND SAUL SET HIM OVER THE MEN OF WAR, AND HE WAS ACCEPTED IN
THE SIGHT OF ALL THE PEOPLE, AND ALSO IN THE SIGHT OF SAUL'S
S...
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18:5 forth; (a-4) i.e., for warlike raids, as Judges 11:3 , c.
prospered (b-10) Or 'behaved wisely.' see ver. 30; Jeremiah 23:5 ....
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THE LOVE OF JONATHAN FOR DAVID
1 Samuel 18:6 of this chapter seem to be connected with 1 Samuel 16:14
and not to be taken from the same document as 1 Samuel 17:1 to 1
Samuel 18:5. LXX omits a large pa...
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ISRAEL’S FIRST KING
1 SAMUEL
_HELEN POCOCK_
CHAPTER 18
V1 David finished talking with Saul. Jonathan, Saul’s son, became a
very close friend with David. Jonathan loved David as much as he loved
h...
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AND HE WAS ACCEPTED. — The historian here calls especial attention
to the strange power David was able to acquire over the hearts of men.
It was not only over Saul and his great son that he rapidly wo...
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וַ יֵּצֵ֨א דָוִ֜ד בְּ כֹל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר
יִשְׁלָחֶ֤נּוּ שָׁאוּל֙ יַשְׂכִּ֔יל
וַ יְשִׂמֵ֣הוּ שָׁא֔וּל עַ֖ל
אַנְשֵׁ֣י
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CHAPTER XXV.
_ SAUL'S JEALOUS-DAVID'S MARRIAGE._
1 Samuel 18:1.
THE conqueror of Goliath had been promised, as his reward, the eldest
daughter of the king in marriage. The fulfillment of that promi...
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A LOYAL FRIEND AND A JEALOUS ENEMY
1 Samuel 17:55; 1 Samuel 18:1
These verses make very good reading. They present the one ray of light
in a story which, from this point on, becomes more and more so...
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Here, in the account of Jonathan and David, begins one of the most
perfect stories of love and friendship in the world. The story is all
the more beautiful because of its dark background. Love is in i...
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And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, [and] behaved himself
(b) wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted
in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Sau...
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_Prudently, or with success. (Calmet) --- Especially. Hebrew, "also,"
which enhances his praise, as courtiers are but too apt to envy those
who are taken from a low condition and set over them in the...
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Now that we have heard the prophet's judgment of king Saul, there
follows next the choice of Jehovah. The chapter gives us in a very
striking manner the manifest sentence of death on all the thoughts...
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_A WISE YOUNG KING_
‘David behaved himself wisely.’
1 Samuel 18:5; 1 Samuel 18:14
There must be some strong reason for the fourfold repetition of this
phrase in so short a space. It is as though th...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 18 AND 19.
But when Christ makes Himself known, the remnant (which Jonathan
represented) loves Him as his own soul, and this beloved one becomes
the object o...
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AND DAVID WENT OUT WHITHERSOEVER SAUL SENT HIM,.... About any business
whatsoever, especially about martial affairs, for which he was
abundantly qualified:
[AND] BEHAVED HIMSELF WISELY; in the manage...
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And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, [and] behaved himself
wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in
the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's...
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_David went out_, &c. Upon military expeditions, of which that phrase
is often used. _And behaved himself wisely_ Showed as much prudence in
his conduct as he did courage. _Saul set him over the men o...
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1 Ionathan loueth Dauid.
5 Saul enuieth his praise,
10 Seeketh to kill him in his furie,
12 Feareth him for his good successe,
17 Offereth him his daughters for a snare.
22 Dauid perswaded to be...
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Saul's Regard Changes to Hatred...
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Jonathan, the son of Saul stands in refreshing contrast to his father.
He was present when David returned to Saul. Doubtless David's victory
had attracted Jonathan, but David's words decide him. When...
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BEHAVED:
Or, prospered...
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1-5 The friendship of David and Jonathan was the effect of Divine
grace, which produces in true believers one heart and one soul, and
causes them to love each other. This union of souls is from partak...
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DAVID WENT OUT, upon military expeditions, of which that word is oft
used. SET HIM OVER THE MEN OF WAR; gave him some considerable command
in his army, though not the supreme....
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1 Samuel 18:5 David H1732 out H3318 (H8799) Saul H7586 sent H7971
(H8799) wisely H7919 (H8686) Saul H7586 set H7760 (H8799) men H582 war
H4421 accepted H3190 (H8799) sight H5869 people H5971 sight H58...
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DAVID'S MILITARY SUCCESS AND SAUL'S GROWING SUSPICION AND AWE OF DAVID
(1 SAMUEL 18:5).
It will be noted that this passage comes between two inclusios in 1
Samuel 18:5 and 1 Samuel 18:15. In 1 Samuel...
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CONTENTS: Love covenant of Jonathan and David. Saul's jealousy and
attempts on David's life. Saul's daughter given to David.
CHARACTERS: God, David, Saul, Jonathan, Merab, Michal, Adriel.
CONCLUSION...
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1 Samuel 18:4. _Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon
him, and gave it to David._ This was the highest mark of favour he
could show him, and it is still esteemed as such in the oriental...
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CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES—
1 Samuel 18:5. “DAVID WENT OUT.” “That this refers to war and
not to general business is plain, not only from the following account,
which mentions not only military un...
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PERSONAL RELATIONS OF SAUL AND DAVID (CHS. 18-27). FRIENDSHIP OF DAVID
AND JONATHAN (CHS. 18-20).
EXPOSITION
JONATHAN LOVES DAVID (1 Samuel 18:1).
1 SAMUEL 18:1
WHEN HE HAD MADE AN END OF SPEAKING....
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Now when it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking to Saul,
that the soul of Jonathan [Saul's son was just sort of] knit with the
soul of David, Jonathan loved him as himself (1 Samuel 18:1...
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1 Samuel 13:2; 1 Samuel 14:52; 1 Samuel 18:14; 1 Samuel 18:15; 1
Samuel 18:30; Acts 7:10; Colossians 4:5; Ephesians 5:17; Genesis 39:2;...
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Went — Upon military expeditions, of which that word is often used....