Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
1 Samuel 19:4
Jonathan spake good of David, which he could not do without hazard to himself. Herein therefore he performed the duty of a true friend, and of a valiant man.
Jonathan spake good of David, which he could not do without hazard to himself. Herein therefore he performed the duty of a true friend, and of a valiant man.
Verse 1 Samuel 19:4. _JONATHAN SPAKE GOOD OF DAVID_] It is evident that Jonathan was satisfied that David was an innocent man; and that his father was most _unjustly_ incensed against him....
4. SAUL'S RENEWED ATTEMPT AND DAVID'S ESCAPE CHAPTER 19 _ 1. Saul and Jonathan (1 Samuel 19:1)_ 2. Saul's new attempt to kill David (1 Samuel 19:8) 3. David's escape (1 Samuel 19:11)...
1 SAMUEL 19:1 (E). Saul bids Jonathan and his followers slay David, but Jonathan brings about a reconciliation. 1 SAMUEL 19:8 (E). It is uncertain whether 1 Samuel 19:11 is the sequel of...
SIN. Hebrew. _chata'._ App-44....
_spake good of David_ Had Jonathan simply advised David to flee, without endeavouring to bring Saul to a better mind, he would have acted to the prejudice of his father's interests, by depriving him o...
David's Final Flight from Saul's Court, 1 Samuel 19:1-24. _Jonathan Intercedes for David._ 1 Samuel 19:1-7 And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David. 2...
_AND JONATHAN SPAKE GOOD OF DAVID UNTO SAUL HIS FATHER, AND SAID UNTO HIM, LET NOT THE KING SIN AGAINST HIS SERVANT, AGAINST DAVID; BECAUSE HE HATH NOT SINNED AGAINST THEE, AND BECAUSE HIS WORKS HAVE...
SAUL'S HATRED OF DAVID. DAVID ESCAPES TO SAMUEL 2. Until the morning] RV 'in the morning.'...
ISRAEL’S FIRST KING 1 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 19 SAUL TRIES TO KILL DAVID V1 Saul told his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. Jonathan liked David very much. V2 So he warned...
JONATHAN SPAKE GOOD OF DAVID. — The heir to the throne — the one above all men likely to be injured by the growing popularity of David — with great power and intense earnestness, represented to his fa...
וַ יְדַבֵּ֨ר יְהֹונָתָ֤ן בְּ דָוִד֙ טֹ֔וב אֶל
CHAPTER XXVI. _ SAUL'S FURTHER EFFORTS AGAINST DAVID._ 1 Samuel 19:1. ANEW Stage of his wicked passion is now reached by Saul; he communes with his servants, and even with his son, with a view to th...
NOBLE INTERCESSION; IMPLACABLE HATE 1 Samuel 19:1 Not content with exchanging his dress and weapons with his friend, Jonathan pleaded David's cause at court. He had the royal ear and spoke as David's...
Saul's enmity toward David grew, while the friendship between Jonathan and David increased. Saul did all in his power to set both Jonathan and the people against David. He even went so far as to charg...
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...
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 of...
AND JONATHAN SPAKE GOOD OF DAVID UNTO SAUL HIS FATHER,.... Observed to him what a good man be was, and what good things he had done, what wisdom and prudence he had shown in the management of all his...
_And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works [have...
_I will stand by my father in the field_ In which it is likely Saul used to walk in the morning and take the fresh air. Thereabouts he advised David to lurk in some secret place; that he might speedil...
1 Ionathan discloseth his fathers purpose to kill Dauid. 4 Hee perswadeth his father to reconciliation. 8 By reason of Dauids good successe in a new warre, Sauls malicious rage breaketh out against...
And Jonathan, in the interview which he obtained, SPAKE GOOD OF DAVID UNTO SAUL, HIS FATHER, pointing out all his excellent qualities and his fine services to the entire nation, AND SAID UNTO HIM, LET...
Jonathan Proves his Friendship for David....
When Saul told Jonathan and all his servants to put David to death, no sensible servant would have approved of this. Jonathan however, positively loved David and warned him of Saul's intentions. Still...
1-10 How forcible are right words! Saul was, for a time, convinced of the unreasonableness of his enmity to David; but he continued his malice against David. So incurable is the hatred of the seed of...
1 Samuel 19:4 Jonathan H3083 spoke H1696 (H8762) well H2896 David H1732 Saul H7586 father H1 said H559 ...
SAUL IS DETERMINED THAT DAVID SHOULD DIE, BUT JONATHAN INTERCEDES FOR HIM AND HIS FATHER ALTERS HIS POSITION (1 SAMUEL 19:1). While his followers did not fully appreciate how bad he was Saul was now a...
CONTENTS: Saul's murderous hate pursues David. CHARACTERS: God, Holy Spirit, David, Saul, Jonathan, Michal, Samuel. CONCLUSION: God always raises up a friend for us in time of need. Envy allowed its...
1 Samuel 19:11. _Saul sent messengers to slay him._ The Vulgate, _lictors,_ executioners. They could not approach the bed of a princess till the morning. 1 Samuel 19:13. _Michal took an image,_ a stat...
_And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father._ THE BLESSED PEACEMAKER I need not tell you how fast weeds grow; your own gardens show you every day: and if you have eyes to look within, your...
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 19:1 Saul moves from trying to use the Philistines to kill David to actually ordering him killed. Jonathan brings about a reconciliation between Saul and David, but David fin...
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 19:4 Jonathan appeals to Saul the KING on the basis of a king’s obligation to do justice (see 1 Samuel 25:31)....
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 19:1. “AND SAUL SPAKE … THAT THEY SHOULD KILL DAVID.” Rather, _“that he intended to kill David.”_ 1 Samuel 19:2. “UNTIL THE MORNING.” Rather, _“in the morning...
SUCCESSIVE ATTEMPTS UPON DAVID'S LIFE FRUSTRATED BY THE LOVE OF JONATHAN AND MICHAL, AND FINALLY BY FLIGHT (1 Samuel 19:1
1 Corinthians 8:12; 1 John 3:15; 1 Samuel 2:25; 1 Samuel 20:32;...
Spake good — Which he could not do without hazard to himself. Herein therefore he performed the duty of a true friend, and of a valiant man....