1 Samuel 20:40

40 Jonathan gave his weapons to the boy. He told him, "Go back to town. Take the weapons with you."

1 Samuel 20:40 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 20:40

And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad
"His vessels" ^F12 or instruments; his arms, as the Targum, his quiver, bow, and arrows:

and said unto him, go, carry [them] to the city;
to Gibeah, to Jonathan's house, or to his apartments at court there.

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FOOTNOTES:

F12 (wylk ta) "vasa sua", Montanus; "instrumenta sua", Piscator; "arma sua", V. L. Tigurine version.

1 Samuel 20:40 In-Context

38 He continued, "Hurry up! Run fast! Don't stop!" The boy picked up the arrow and returned to his master.

39 The boy didn't know what was going on. Only Jonathan and David knew.

40 Jonathan gave his weapons to the boy. He told him, "Go back to town. Take the weapons with you."

41 After the boy had gone, David got up from the south side of the stone. He bowed down in front of Jonathan with his face to the ground. He did it three times. Then they kissed each other and cried. But David cried more than Jonathan did.

42 Jonathan said to David, "Go in peace. In the name of the LORD we have taken an oath. We've promised to be friends. We've said, 'The LORD is a witness between you and me. He's a witness between your children and my children forever.' " Then David left, and Jonathan went back to the town.