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A Friendship's Painful Farewell
The intense weeping between David and Jonathan reveals a profound, loyal friendship. Commentators note that David's grief was greater because he was losing everything: his friend, his family, his home, and most painfully, access to God's sanctuary. Their sorrow highlights the deep value and painful cost of true, godly friendship in a fallen world.
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1 Samuel
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Samuel 20:41
18th Century
Theologian
A place toward the south — This is an unintelligible description, as one would expect a repetition of the description of David’s hiding plac…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Samuel 20:41
19th Century
Bishop
David arose out of a place toward the south. —If the text is correct here, which is very doubtful, we must understand the…
Charles Spurgeon
On 1 Samuel 20:33–42
19th Century
Preacher
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…
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John Gill
On 1 Samuel 20:41
17th Century
Pastor
[And] as soon as the lad was gone Which David could observe from his lurking place.
David arose out of [a place] towa…
Matthew Henry
On 1 Samuel 20:35–42
17th Century
Minister
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,…