1 Samuel 20:41

The youth hath gone, and David hath risen from Ezel, at the south, and falleth on his face to the earth, and boweth himself three times, and they kiss one another, and they weep one with another, till David exerted himself;

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the south, 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.

In Context

40And Jonathan giveth his weapons unto the youth whom he hath, and saith to him, 'Go, carry into the city.'

42and Jonathan saith to David, 'Go in peace, in that we have sworn — we two — in the name of Jehovah, saying, Jehovah is between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed — unto the age;' and he riseth and goeth; and Jonathan hath gone in to the city.

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Cross References

Genesis 29:11And Jacob kisseth Rachel, and lifteth up his voice, and weepeth,

Genesis 33:4and Esau runneth to meet him, and embraceth him, and falleth on his neck, and kisseth him, and they weep;

Genesis 43:28and they say, 'Thy servant our father [is] well, he is yet alive;' and they bow, and do obeisance.

1 Samuel 10:1And Samuel taketh the vial of the oil, and poureth on his head, and kisseth him, and saith, 'Is it not because Jehovah hath appointed thee over His inheritance for leader?

1 Samuel 24:9And David saith to Saul, 'Why dost thou hear the words of man, saying, Lo, David is seeking thine evil?

2 Samuel 1:2and it cometh to pass, on the third day, that lo, a man hath come in out of the camp from Saul, and his garments [are] rent, and earth on his head; and it cometh to pass, in his coming in unto David, that he falleth to the earth, and doth obeisance.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 20:36-42

David Informed of His Danger. ( b. c. 1058.) 35 And it came to pass in the morning, that Jonathan went out into the field at the time appointed with David, and a little lad with him. 36 And he said unto his lad, Run, find out now the arrows which I shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him. 37 And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after the lad, and said, Is not the arrow beyond thee? 38 And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay… Read the whole commentary →

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