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A place toward the south — This is an unintelligible description, as one would expect a repetition of the description of David’s hiding plac…

David arose out of a place toward the south. —If the text is correct here, which is very doubtful, we must understand the…

Behold the love of Jonathan and David! Here was a brother born for adversity, who clung to his friend in the day of danger, and even jeopardized hi…

[And] as soon as the lad was gone Which David could observe from his lurking place.
David arose out of [a place] towa…

The separation of two such faithful friends was grievous to both, but David's case was the more lamentable, for David was leaving all his comforts,…
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