OLD TESTAMENT

1 Samuel 20:41

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As soon as the boy was gone, David arose out of the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times. They kissed one another and wept with one another, and David wept the most.

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Verse 41. Place. Prot. “out of a place towards,” and so forth Bible.—Chal. “from the side of the rock Asha;” (or Ezel, verse 19,) though the name is written rather differently in Hebrew. But this was the place appointed. Calmet.—Septuagint “from sleep, … and adored him, … and each bewailed his neighbour, to great perfection.” Bible.—More. Jonathan strove to comfort him, as he was leaving wife, friends, and all. Menochius.

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