1 Samuel 18:4

And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe which was upon him, and gave it to David,—and his equipments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.

In Context

3And Jonathan and David solemnised a covenant,—because he loved him as his own soul.

5And David went forth—whithersoever Saul sent him, he behaved himself prudently, so Saul set him over the men of war,—and he became a favourite in the eyes of all the people, yea even in the eyes of the servants of Saul.

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Cross References

Esther 6:8let them bring in royal apparel wherewith the king hath clothed himself,—and the horse whereon the king hath ridden, and the royal crown which hath been set upon his own head;

Ezekiel 23:15Girded with waistcloths upon their loins With overhanging high turbans upon their heads, In appearance, knights all of them,-The likeness of the sons of Babylon of Chaldea, the land of their birth.

2 Corinthians 5:21Him who knew not sin, in our behalf, he made to be, sin, that we might become God’s righteousness in him.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 18:2-6

Jonathan's Love to David. ( b. c. 1060.) 1 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. 2 And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house. 3 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. 4 And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and… Read the whole commentary →

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