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When you have stayed three days, you shall go down quickly, and come to the place where you did hide yourself when the business was in hand, and shall remain by the stone Ezel.
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Love is in the Details
Commentators like Charles Spurgeon and Matthew Henry see the detailed plan between Jonathan and David as a powerful illustration of true friendship. Love is not just a feeling; it is thoughtful and protective. Jonathan's actions model how Christians should seek to keep their loved ones from harm, warning them of spiritual danger and offering practical support.
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1 Samuel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The stone Ezel - This stone is not mentioned anywhere else, except possibly in 1 Samuel 20:41 (see the note on that verse).
19th Century
Anglican
Go down quickly. —“Quickly” represents, but not faithfully, the Hebrew m’od. “Quickly” comes from the Vulgate, descen…
Baptist
Thus, arrangements were made to let David know if he was in danger. Love is thoughtful; love seeks to keep its object out of harm's way. Therefore,…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And [when] you have stayed three days From court, either at Bethlehem, which seems most probable, or in some other p…
Jonathan faithfully promises that he would let David know how he found his father disposed towards him. It will be a kindness to ourselves and to o…
