Berean Standard Bible
1 Samuel 20:41
41When the young man had gone, David got up from the south side of the stone,1 fell facedown, and bowed three times. Then he and Jonathan kissed each other and wept together—though David wept more.
1 Samuel 20:41 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)After the boy had gone, David got up from the south side of the stone and bowed down before Jonathan three times, with his face to the ground. Then they kissed each other and wept together—but David wept the most.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And as soon as the boy had gone, David rose from beside the stone heap and fell on his face to the ground and bowed three times. And they kissed one another and wept with one another, David weeping the most.
- New King James Version (NKJV)As soon as the lad had gone, David arose from a place toward the south, fell on his face to the ground, and bowed down three times. And they kissed one another; and they wept together, but David more so.
Context of 1 Samuel 20:41
39But the boy did not know anything; only Jonathan and David knew the arrangement. 40Then Jonathan gave his equipment to the boy and said, “Go, take it back to the city.” When the young man had gone, David got up from the south side of the stone, fell facedown, and bowed three times. Then he and Jonathan kissed each other and wept together—though David wept more. 42And Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, for the two of us have sworn in the name of the LORD, saying, ‘May the LORD be a witness between you and me, and between your descendants and mine forever.’” Then David got up and departed, and Jonathan went back into the city.
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הַנַּעַר֮ בָּא֒ וְדָוִ֗ד קָ֚ם מֵאֵ֣צֶל הַנֶּ֔גֶב וַיִּפֹּ֨ל לְאַפָּ֥יו אַ֛רְצָה וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ שָׁלֹ֣שׁ פְּעָמִ֑ים וַֽיִּשְּׁק֣וּ׀ אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵ֗הוּ וַיִּבְכּוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵ֔הוּ עַד־דָּוִ֖ד הִגְדִּֽיל׃Read the interlinear
- When the young manנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
- had goneבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- got upקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
- from the southנֶ֫גֶבnegeb · southH5045
- sideאֵ֫צֶל'êtsel · besideH681
- fellנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
- facedownאַף'aph · faceH639
- facedownאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
- and bowedשָׁחָהshâchâh · to bowH7812
- threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
- timesפַּ֫עַםpa‛am pa‛ămâh · beatH6471
- Then he and Jonathan kissedנָשַׁקnâshaq · to kissH5401
- eachאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
- ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
- otherרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
- and weptבָּכָהbâkâh · to weepH1058
- thoughעַד‛ad · tillH5704
- wept moreגָּדַלgâdal · to magnifyH1431
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 20:41
- 1 Samuel 25:23When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey, fell facedown, and bowed before him.
- Genesis 43:28“Your servant our father is well,” they answered. “He is still alive.” And they bowed down to honor him.
- 2 Samuel 9:6And when Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he fell facedown in reverence. Then David said, “Mephibosheth!” “I am your servant,” he replied.
- 1 Samuel 10:1Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, “Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over His inheritance?
- Genesis 29:11Then Jacob kissed Rachel and wept aloud.
- Genesis 45:15Joseph kissed each of his brothers as he wept over them. And afterward his brothers talked with him.
- 2 Samuel 19:39So all the people crossed the Jordan, and then the king crossed over. The king kissed Barzillai and blessed him, and Barzillai returned home.
- Acts 20:37They all wept openly as they embraced Paul and kissed him.
- 1 Samuel 18:3Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.
- 2 Samuel 1:26I grieve for you, Jonathan, my brother. You were delightful to me; your love to me was extraordinary, surpassing the love of women.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 20:41
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 41Until 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…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 41A place toward the south - An unintelligible description; one expects a repetition of the description of David‘s hiding-place in 1 Samuel 20:19. The Septuagint in both places has “argab,” a word meaning a “heap of stones.” If this be the true reading, David‘s hiding-place was either a natural cavernous rock which was called “Argab,” or some ruin of an ancient building, equally suited for a hiding-place. Bowed himself three times - In token, doubtless, of…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 35-42Verses 35-42 The separation of two such faithful friends was grievous to both, but David's case was the more deplorable, for David was leaving all his comforts, even those of God's sanctuary. Christians need not sorrow, as men without hope; but being one with Christ, they are one with each other, and will meet in his presence ere long, to part no more; to meet where all tears shall be wiped from their eyes.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 41David … bowed: Jonathan had a higher social rank, making David's gesture appropriate. he and Jonathan … wept: For the first time in the story, the text shows that both men openly shared their grief (see 1 Samuel 18:1, 3–4; 20:17).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 41-4241-42. 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.Read the comment
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- 1. 1 Samuel 20:41 Hebrew from the south side; LXX from beside the stone ↩
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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