I Samuel
Chapter
18
{Sequel
to David's victory over Goliath}
{Verses
1-4: Admiration of Jonathan}
1~~And
it came to pass
{kalah - indicates the sequence of events continue},
when
he had made an end
of
communicating categorically {dabar} unto Saul
{this long conversation impresses Jonathan as much as David's
deed},
that
the soul of Jonathan was bound/chained with the soul of David
{indicates a strong category III love - a true friendship},
and
Jonathan kept on loving him as his own soul.
{Note: The mentioning of 'souls' here indicates a very strong inner bond with each other's - true category III friends.}
2~~And
Saul kept on taking him that day,
and
would let him go no more home to his father's house.
{Verses
3-4: Expression of Category III Friendship Love}
3~~Then
Jonathan and David cut/made a covenant,
because
he {Jonathan is the initiator}
loved
him as his own soul.
4~~And
Jonathan disrobed himself of the 'long garment'
{worn over the tunic - 'the Robe of the Crown Prince}
that
was upon him,
and
gave it to David,
and
his garments,
even
to his sword {fine weapons},
and
to his bow,
and
to his 'military harnice'/belt.
{Verses
5-7: David Grows in Stature}
5~~And
David kept on going out where ever Saul sent him,
and
he prospered/'became successful' {sakal}.
And
Saul promoted him {David} over the men of war
{David went into battle many, many times - experience to match
capacity until David is the King he learns the science of the
military},
and
he did well in the sight of all the people,
and
also in the sight of Saul's ministers/servants {`ebed}.
6~~And
it came to pass as they came,
when
David was returning
from
the slaughter of the Philistine
{David is successful in war},
that
the women kept on coming out of all cities of Israel,
singing
and dancing,
to
meet king Saul,
with
tambourines,
with
'inner happiness'/joy {simchah},
and
with instruments of music
{civilians happy when military wins - when armies degenerate, it is
the CIVILIANS who suffer!}.
{Puffing
Up David - Reason for Saul's Jealousy of David}
7~~And
the women answered one another as they played,
and
said, "Saul has slain his thousands,
and
David his ten thousands."
{Verses
8-13: Antagonism of Saul}
8~~And
Saul was enraged,
and
the lyrics 'were evil in his eyes'/'displeased him'
{reversionistic King is evil called SuperGrace Believer 'evil' - justifies
his jealousy}.
And
he said, "They have ascribed unto David ten thousands,
and
to me they have ascribed but thousands.
And
what can he have more but the kingdom?"
9^^And
Saul watched {`avan - with envy}
David
from that day and forward.
10^^And
it came to pass on the morning of the next day,
that
the evil spirit from God came upon Saul,
and
he prophesied in the midst of the house.
And
David played with his hand,
as
at other times.
And
there was a javelin in Saul's hand.
11^^And
Saul kept on throwing the javelin.
For
he said, "I will impale David even to the wall with it."
And
David kept on circling around out of his presence repeatedly.
12^^And
Saul kept on being afraid of David,
because
the Lord was with him {David},
and
had departed from Saul
{actually Saul's mental attitude sins had taken
himself out of fellowship - he was now in reversionism}.
13^^Therefore
Saul kept on causing
the
removal of him {David},
and
made him his captain over a thousand.
And
he {David} 'went out to battle and returned successful'
{Idiom: literally: 'went out and came in before the people'.
{Note: The picture here is Saul was going to kill David personally but David managed to side step that threat. So, as King, Saul 'promoted' David and sent him out to the most hazardous battles he could. But David always returned victorious!}
{David's
SuperGrace Prosperity}
14~~And
David prospered in all his ways
and
Jehovah/God . . . with him.
{Note: Great time for David - God poured greatly at this time!}
15^~Wherefore
when Saul kept on seeing
that
he {David} was extremely prosperous {sakal m@`od}
{SuperGrace blessings can not be understood by a Reversionist -
instead fear and jealousy result},
he
'became a stranger' to him
{means he did not understand David - antagonism}.
16^~But
all 'Israel and Judah'
{technical meaning for the Jewish army}
kept
on loving David,
because
he 'went out to combat and came back successfully'.
{idiom: literally 'went out and came in before them'}.
{Note: Psalm 27 is apropos for this period of David's life}
{Saul
Plots to Have David Killed in Battle}
17^^And
Saul kept on saying to David,
"Behold
my elder daughter Merab {the carrot},
I
will keep on giving you her as a wife . . . {one condition}
only
'you demonstrate great strength and valor in the army'
for
me, and fight the Lord's battles.
For
Saul said, "Let not my hand be upon him {David},
but
let the hand of the Philistines be upon him
{in other words, the enemy killing him will suit me fine}."
18^^And
David kept on saying to {King} Saul,
"Who
am I to deserve to be married to her?
{idiom: literally 'what life am I?' - David is not a royal at this time,
but a poor shepherd}
Or
how does my lineage in Israel warrant the marriage?
{idiom:
Literally: 'my father's family in Israel'},
that
I should be son in law to the king?"
19^^Now
when it came to pass
at
the time when Merab Saul's daughter
should
have been given to David,
that
she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite
to
be his wife.
20^^Instead,
Michal, Saul's daughter,
kept
on loving David.
And
they kept on telling Saul,
and
the word {dabar} kept on pleasing him.
21^^And
Saul kept on saying,
"I
will keep on giving him her,
that
she may be bait/'a snare' to him . . .
that
the hand of the Philistines
may
be against him.
Wherefore
Saul said to David,
"You
shall this day be my son in law yourself
{to
one of the} pair."
{Saul
Tells Ministers to Give False Witness to David}
22^^And
Saul kept on commanding his ministers/servants,
"Communicate
categorically {dabar} with David secretly saying,
'Behold,
the king has delight/pleasure in you,
and
all his ministers/servants love you.
Now
therefore be the king's son in law."
23^^And
Saul's servants
kept
on intensely communicating categorically {dabar}
those
words/doctrines {dabar} in the ears of David.
And
David kept on saying,
"Does
it seem to you an insignificant thing . . .
to
be a king's son in law . . .
seeing
that I am an impoverished man,
and
lightly esteemed?"
24^^And
the ministers/servants of Saul
kept
on saying, "This was how David responded on this matter."
{idiom:
literally 'On this word/doctrine/matter
communicated categorically David}
25^^And
Saul kept on saying,
"Thus
you shall keep on saying to David,
'The
king desires no other dowry,
except
'evidence of the death of an hundred Philistines'
{idiom: literally: 'an hundred foreskins of the Philistines'},
to
be avenged of the king's enemies."
(But
Saul thought/planned/reasoned to make David
fall/drop
{be killed} by the hand of the Philistines).
26^^And
when his ministers/servants
kept
on communicating to David these words/doctrines {dabar},
the
words were pleasing in the eyes of David . . .
to
be the king's son in law.
And
the time was good for fulfilling
{David was happy to meet the condition of Saul and be his son-in-
law}.
{King
Conditions 100 Dead - David delivers 200 Dead}
27^^Wherefore
David kept on rising and going
-
he and his men -
and
slew of the Philistines two hundred men.
And
David brought 'the evidence of death'
{idiom and literal: 'their foreskins - from their Phallus which live men
would not voluntarily give up!},
and
fulfilled the king {his condition},
that
he {David} might be the king's son in law.
And
Saul kept on giving him
Michal
his daughter to wife.
28^^And
Saul kept on seeing
and
kept on understanding { yada`}
that
Jehovah/God . . .with David,
and
that Michal, Saul's daughter, loved him.
29^^And
Saul kept on increasing in his fear/respect/awe of David.
And
Saul became David's enemy . . . continually.
30~~Then
the leaders/generals/princes
of
the Philistines went forth to battle.
And
it came to pass,
after
they went forth,
that
David prospered {sakal} himself {in battle} more
than
all the servants of Saul . . .
so
that his {David's} name
kept
on being greatly honored/esteemed
{by the Philistines also here}.
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