1 Samuel 20:40

Contextual Overview

³⁵In the morning Jonathan went out to the countryside for the appointed meeting with David. A young servant was with him. ³⁵ It happened in the morning, that Yonatan went out into the field at the time appointed with David, and a little boy with him. ³⁵ And it came to pass in the morning, that Jonathan went out into the field at the time appointed with David, and a little lad with him. ³⁵ And then in the morning Jonathan went out to the field for the appointment with David, and a young boy was with him. ³⁵ In the morning Jonathan went out into the field to the appointment with David, and with him a little boy. ³⁵ The next morning Jonathan went out to the field to meet David as they had agreed. He had a young boy with him. ³⁵ The next morning Jonathan, along with a young servant, went out to the field to meet David. ³⁵In the morning Jonathan went out to the field for the meeting with David, and a young boy was with him. ³⁵ Now it came about in the morning that Jonathan went out to the field at the time agreed upon with David, and a little boy was with him. ³⁵ On the next morning therefore Ionathan than went out into the fielde, at the time appoynted with Dauid, and a litle boy with him.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

artillery: Heb. instruments, Rather weapons, as the word kelim also denotes; and here means the bow, quiver, and arrows. This is probably the only place in our language in which the word artillery is not applied to cannon or ordinance, but simply to weapons of war.

his lad: Heb. the lad that was his

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad,.... "His vessels" l 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.

l את כליו "vasa sua", Montanus; "instrumenta sua", Piscator; "arma sua", V. L. Tigurine version.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 20:40. Jonathan gave his artillery — I believe this to be the only place in our language where the word artillery is not applied to cannon or ordnance. The original (כלי keley) signifies simply instruments, and here means the bow, quiver, and arrows.