Jonathan gave his weapons to his boy, and said to him, “Go, carry them to the city.”
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Jonathan gave his weapons to his boy, and said to him, “Go, carry them to the city.”
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And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad, and said unto him, Go, carry them to the city.
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And Jonathan gave his weapons unto his lad, and said unto him: 'Go, carry them to the city.'
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Hebrew, instruments.
Hebrew, instruments.
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.
John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Sa 20:40 And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his…
1Sa 20:40 And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad, and said unto him, Go, carry [them] to the city.
Ver. 40. Go, carry them to the city.] The lad he sent away, that David and he might talk together the more freely; for he knew that little pitchers also have ears.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain His artillery; his bow, and arrows, and quiver.
His artillery; his bow, and arrows, and quiver.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad,.... "His…
And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad,.... "His vessels" (l) or instruments; his arms, as the Targum, his quiver, bow, and arrows:
and said unto him, go, carry them to the city; to Gibeah, to Jonathan's house, or to his apartments at court there.
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(l) "vasa sua", Montanus; "instrumenta sua", Piscator; "arma sua", V. L. Tigurine version.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Artillery - His bow, and arrows, and quiver.
Artillery - His bow, and arrows, and quiver.
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 40. Jonathan gave his artillery] I believe this…
Verse 40. Jonathan gave his artillery] I believe this to be the only place in our language where the word artillery is not applied to cannon or ordnance. The original (כלי keley) signifies simply instruments, and here means the bow, quiver, and arrows.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 1Sa 20:40. His artillery — His bow, and arrows,…
1Sa 20:40. His artillery — His bow, and arrows, and quiver.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Arms. Protestants, "artillery:" but the bow and arrow, &c.,…
Arms. Protestants, "artillery:" but the bow and arrow, &c., are meant. The boy was sent away under this pretext.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad--that is, his…
Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad--that is, his missive weapons. The French word artillerie, signifies "archery." The term is still used in England, in the designation of the "artillery company of London," the association of archers, though they have long disused bows and arrows. Jonathan's boy being despatched out of the way, the friends enjoyed the satisfaction of a final meeting.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 40. Artillery — Rather, his implements. His bow, arrows,…
40. Artillery — Rather, his implements. His bow, arrows, and quiver. Jonathan is not content to dismiss David with a mere signal; he covets one more interview and fond embrace.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 40. his artillery] i.e. his bow and quiver. From…
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 used of missile weapons long before the invention of gunpowder. See Bible Word-Book, p. 37.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (40) His artillery.—Literally, his implements. The word “artillery,” expressive…
(40) His artillery.—Literally, his implements. The word “artillery,” expressive though it be, would scarcely now be used in this sense; we should now translate the Hebrew word by “arms.”
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Vers. 40-42. His artillery. Ie. his weapons. To get…
Vers. 40-42. His artillery. Ie. his weapons. To get rid of the boy Jonathan sends him home with his bow and arrows, and then David arose out of a place toward the south, or "from the south side" of the stone Ezel, and while not forgetting in his repeated obeisance the honour due to Jonathan"s dignity, yet friendship prevailed, and they kissed one another and wept sore, until David exceeded, i.e. broke down, and was completely mastered by his grief. And so they parted, David to begin a life of danger and wandering, while Jonathan returned to the city to be a dutiful son to Saul. Phillipson remarks, "The scenes in this chapter are some of the most affecting presented to us in history, whether in old or modern times, and we may Well wonder at the delicacy of feeling and the gentleness of the sentiments which these two men in those old rough times entertained for one another. No ancient writer has set before us so noble an example of a heart felt, unselfish, and thoroughly human state of feeling, and none has described friendship with such entire truth in all its relations, and with such complete and profound knowledge of the human heart."
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