1 Samuel 14:7

7 And {his armor bearer} said, "Do all that [is] in your heart {that you are inclined to do}. {I am with you all of the way}!

1 Samuel 14:7 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 14:7

And his armourbearer said unto him
Very readily and cheerfully:

do all that is in thine heart;
whatever is thy pleasure, that thou hast a mind to do, that is upon thy heart, and thou art desirous of, and strongly inclined and affected to:

turn thee;
which way thou wilt, towards the garrison of the Philistines, or elsewhere:

behold, I am with thee, according to thy heart;
I will go with thee wherever thou goest, and do whatsoever thou wouldest have me to do; I am at thy command, and according to thy wish and desire, and in all things subject to thy will; I am as thine own heart.

1 Samuel 14:7 In-Context

5 The one crag on the north [was] opposite Micmash and the other on the south [was] opposite Geba.

6 So Jonathan said to {his armor bearer}, "Come, let us go over to the garrisons of these uncircumcised; perhaps Yahweh will act for us, for there is no hindrance for Yahweh to save by many or by few."

7 And {his armor bearer} said, "Do all that [is] in your heart {that you are inclined to do}. {I am with you all of the way}!

8 Then Jonathan said, "Look, we [are about to] go over to the men; and we will show ourselves to them.

9 If they say to us: 'Wait until we reach you,' {then we will stand as we are} and not go up to them.

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "[the one] carrying his weapons"
• [b]. Literally "turn/incline for yourself"
• [c]. Literally "Behold, I am with you according to your heart"