1 Samuel 18
Adam Clarke · Citado em PreceptAustin
1 Samuel 18
Clarke writes that "The most intimate friendship subsisted between them; and they loved each other with pure hearts fervently. No love was lost between them; each was worthy of the other. They had a friendship which could not be affected with changes or chances, and which exemplified all that the ancients have said on the subject; "Friendship produces an entire sameness; it is one soul in two bodies: a friend is another self." Larry Richards adds that "When we remember that Jonathan would normally have succeeded Saul as Israel’s king, his friendship for David is especially impressive. The OT contains no finer example of what it means to be a friend. The story of how David returned Jonathan’s friendship is found in 2 Sam. 9. (The Bible Reader's Companion)
1 Samuel 18
Clarke - Presents of clothes or rich robes (ED: ALBEIT THIS WAS MORE THAN A SUIT OF CLOTHES BUT JONATHAN'S PERSONAL ROBE AND ARMOR), in token of respect and friendship (Ed: Keep in mind that "friendship" was related to covenant), are frequent in the East. And how frequently arms and clothing were presented by warriors to each other in token of friendship, may be seen in Homer and other ancient writers.