1 Samuel 23:18

18 So ¹the two of them made a covenant before the LORD; and David stayed at Horesh while Jonathan went to his house.

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1 Samuel 23:18 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 23:18

And they two made a covenant before the Lord
Renewed the covenant they had before made in the name and fear of God, and before him as a witness of it. Kimchi and Abarbinel interpret this phrase,

before the Lord,
of the covenant being made before Abiathar, with the Urim and Thummim in his hand; and so Jerom ^F16, before Gad the prophet, and Abiathar who wore the ephod:

and David abode in the wood;
being a proper place for him for secrecy and safety:

and Jonathan went to his house;
in Gibeah; and these two dear and cordial friends never saw one another more, as is highly probable.

FOOTNOTES:

F16 Trad. Heb. in lib. Reg. fol. 76. K.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

1 Samuel 23:18 In-Context

16 And Jonathan, Saul's son, arose and went to David at Horesh, and encouraged him in God.

17 Thus he said to him, "Do not be afraid, because the hand of Saul my father will not find you, and you will be king over Israel and I will be next to you; and Saul my father knows that also."

18 So the two of them made a covenant before the LORD ; and David stayed at Horesh while Jonathan went to his house.

19 Then Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah, saying, "Is David not hiding with us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon

20 "Now then, O king, come down according to all the desire of your soul to do so; and our part shall be to surrender him into the king's hand."

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1. 1 Samuel 18:3; 1 Samuel 20:12-17, 42; 2 Samuel 9:1; 2 Samuel 21:7

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1 Samuel 23:18 Meaning and Commentary

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