1 Samuel 20:41

And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
lad	הַנַּעַר֮ ha.na.'Ar	H5288	(concretely) a boy (as active) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
gone	בָּא֒ ba'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
David	וְדָוִ֗ד ve.da.Vid	H1732	David · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
arose	קָ֚ם kam	H6965	to rise (in various applications · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
toward	מֵאֵ֣צֶל me.'E.tzel	H681	a side · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
south	הַנֶּ֔גֶב ha.Ne.gev	H5045	the south (from its drought) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
fell	וַיִּפֹּ֨ל vai.yi.Pol	H5307	to fall · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
face	לְאַפָּ֥יו le.'a.Pav	H639	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine dual construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
ground	אַ֛רְצָה 'Ar.tzah	H776	the earth (at large · noun, common feminine singular absolute + directional suffix
bowed	וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ vai.yish.Ta.chu	H7812	to depress · conjunction + verb, sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
three	שָׁלֹ֣שׁ sha.Losh	H7969	three · noun, common both genders singular absolute
times	פְּעָמִ֑ים pe.'a.Mim	H6471	a stroke · noun, common masculine plural absolute
kissed	וַֽיִּשְּׁק֣וּ vai.yi.she.Ku	H5401	to kiss · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
one	אִ֣ישׁ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
another	רֵעֵ֗הוּ re.'E.hu	H7453	an associate (more or less close) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
wept	וַיִּבְכּוּ֙ vai.yiv.Ku	H1058	to weep · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
one	אִ֣ישׁ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
another	רֵעֵ֔הוּ re.'E.hu	H7453	an associate (more or less close) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
David	דָּוִ֖ד da.Vid	H1732	David · proper noun, a man's name
exceeded	הִגְדִּֽיל hig.Dil	H1431	to be (causatively make) large (in various senses · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Genesis 29:11 And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.
1 Samuel 18:3 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
Genesis 29:13 And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister’s son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and…
Genesis 43:28 And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.
Genesis 45:15 Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.
1 Samuel 10:1 Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee to be c…
1 Samuel 25:23 And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,
2 Samuel 1:26 I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 20:35–end

Here is, 1. Jonathan's faithful performance of his promise to give David notice of the success of his dangerous experiment. He went at the time and to the place appointed (Sa1 20:35), within sight of which he knew David lay hid, sent his footboy to fetch his arrows, which he would shoot at random (Sa1 20:36), and gave David the fatal signal by shooting an arrow beyond the lad (Sa1 20:37): Is not the arrow beyond thee? That word [beyond] David knew the meaning of better than the lad. Jonathan dismissed the lad, who knew nothing of the matter, and, finding the coast clear and no danger of a discovery, he presumed upon one minute's personal conversation with David after he had bidden him flee f…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 20:41

JONATHAN AND DAVID LOVINGLY PART. (Sa1 20:41-42) David . . . fell on his face to the ground, and bowed three times--a token of homage to the prince's rank; but on a close approach, every other consideration was sunk in the full flow of the purest brotherly affection.

Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 20:41

Until David exceeded - David's distress must, in the nature of things, be the greatest. Besides his friend Jonathan, whom he was now about to lose for ever, he lost his wife, relatives, country; and, what was most afflictive, the altars of his God, and the ordinances of religion. Saul saw David's growing popularity, and was convinced of his own maladministration. He did not humble himself before God, and therefore became a prey to envy, pride, jealousy, cruelty, and every other malevolent temper. From him David had every thing to fear, and therefore he thought it was safer to yield to the storm, than attempt to brave it; though he could have even raised a very powerful party in Israel, had h…

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John Gill on 1 Samuel 20:41

And as soon as the lad was gone,.... Which David could observe from his lurking place: David arose out of a place toward the south; to the south of the field in which he was hid, or to the south of the stone Ezel, near which he was; and so the Targum,"and David arose from the side of the stone Atha, which was towards the south;''Jonathan shooting his arrows to the north of it, lest the lad should have discovered David when he ran for them: and fell on his face to the ground; in reverence of Jonathan, as the son of a king, and in respect to him as his friend, who had so faithfully served him, and was so concerned to save his life: and bowed himself three times: this was before he fell prost…

Dictionary and topics

David — Beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam.…
Arrow · Shot by Jonathan as a sign to David — Shot by Jonathan as a sign to David
Love To Man · Exemplified: Jonathan, &c — Exemplified: Jonathan, &c
Weeping · .Of Jonathan and David — .Of Jonathan and David

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Samuel 20:41

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 20:35–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 20:41

Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 20:41

John Gill on 1 Samuel 20:41

Dictionary and topics

1 Samuel 20:41

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 20:35–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 20:41

Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 20:41

John Gill on 1 Samuel 20:41

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Samuel 20:35–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Samuel 20:41

Rashi on 1 Samuel 20:41