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His armor bearer said to him, Do all that is in your heart: turn you, behold, I am with you according to your heart.
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A Model of Loyalty
Commentators emphasize the armorbearer's profound loyalty. His response, "I am with thee according to thy heart," is not just agreement but a declaration of complete unity. John Gill explains this as the armorbearer making himself entirely subject to Jonathan's will, becoming like Jonathan's own heart. This serves as a powerful model of faithful companionship and support for God-given leadership.
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19th Century
Anglican
Turn thee. — The very words of the prince’s armour-bearer seem to have been preserved; the expression is a colloquial one…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And his armourbearer said to him Very readily and cheerfully:
do all that is in your heart
Presbyterian
Saul seems to have been quite at a loss, and unable to help himself. Those can never think themselves safe who see themselves out of God's protecti…
