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1 Samuel 18 — Sermon Preparation
Jonathan and David form a close covenant of friendship, but Saul grows jealous of David's popularity and twice tries to pin him to the wall with a spear. Below is a research summary for 1 Samuel 18, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 30
- verses
- 432 / 146
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 7
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
1 Samuel 18 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| שָׁאוּל | Shâʼûwl | H7586 | 35 | Shaul |
| דָּוִד | Dâvid | H1732 | 33 | David |
| פְּלִשְׁתִּי | Pᵉlishtîy | H6430 | 7 | Pelishtite |
| חָתַן | châthan | H2859 | 5 | give, away in marriage |
| נָתַן | nâthan | H5414 | 9 | give, put |
| עֶבֶד | ʻebed | H5650 | 7 | servant |
| אָהַב | ʼâhab | H157 | 5 | have affection |
How preachers through history handled this text
7 public-domain excerpts on 1 Samuel 18, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“For a long time David was kept in continual apprehension of falling by the hand of Saul, yet he persevered in meek and respectful behaviour towards his persecutor. How uncommon is such prudence and discretion, especially under insults and provocations! Let us inquire if we imitate this part of the exemplary character before us. Are we behaving wisely in all our ways? Is there no sinful omission, no rashness of spirit, nothing wrong in our conduct? …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 1 Samuel 18:12–30 (Public Domain)
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