| Twenty essays - Christian life - 1838 - 212 pages
...friendship, " Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle." Probably in this Jonathan... | |
| George Bush - Bible - 1839 - 738 pages
...The custom was probably derived from the Jews ; for when Jonathan made his covenant with David, " he stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments; even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle." — In a similar way, Julus,... | |
| Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna - 1839 - 598 pages
...Jesse an undoubted pledge of the brotherly covenant and perfect equality established between them; he " stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword and his bow." When David himself would give assurance to his perplexed... | |
| John Bird Sumner (abp. of Canterbury.) - 1840 - 536 pages
...now do it for thee." But was this all ? Far from it. Jonathan stripped him1 1 Kings xviii. I, 3. self of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle." " And Jonathan spake good... | |
| Thomas Hartwell Horne - 1841 - 892 pages
...superior contracting party presenting to the other some article of his own dress or arms. Thus, Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to the sioord, and to his bow, and to his girdle. (1 Sam. xviii. 4.) The highest... | |
| William Goodhugh, William Cooke Taylor - 1841 - 744 pages
...superior contracting party presenting to the other some article of his own dress or arms. Thus, " Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle;" (ISani. 18. 4;) and at the... | |
| George Fowler - Iran - 1841 - 718 pages
...Thus was Mordecai honoured by Haman at the King's command, and Jonathan to show his love to David, " stripped himself of the robe that was upon him and gave it to David." So also in the days of King Solomon: " And they brought every man his presents; vessels of silver,... | |
| Charles Girdlestone - 1842 - 814 pages
...so much by their distinguished actions, as by their not being elated by distinction ! " And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle." With those hands that were... | |
| 1843 - 486 pages
...which he bore he gave to David as one of the special pledges of faith and of regard — "And, Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword and to his bow, and to his girdle." In the beautiful episode of... | |
| John Cunningham - Covenant theology - 1843 - 408 pages
...sometimes freely given : at other times it was requested. Jonathan, in token of his covenant with David, " stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle." Rahab said to the spies from... | |
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