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New Revised Standard

1 Samuel 18:4

Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that he was wearing, and gave it to David, and his armor, and even his sword and his bow and his belt.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Contracts;   Covenant;   David;   Dress;   Friendship;   Girdle;   Jonathan;   Thompson Chain Reference - Bible Stories for Children;   Children;   Clothing;   Dress;   Home;   Jonathan;   Pleasant Sunday Afternoons;   Religion;   Selfishness-Unselfishness;   Stories for Children;   Unselfishness;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Arms, Military;   Bow, the;   Covenants;   Garments;   Girdles;   Presents;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Gifts;   Jonathan;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Covenant;   Jonathan;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Friend, Friendship;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Apparel;   Girdle;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Dress;   Girdle;   Jonathan;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Apron;   Cloth, Clothing;   Girdle;   Jonathan;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Dress;   Gift, Giving;   Priests and Levites;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Garments;   Girdle;   Jonathan ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jonathan;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Arms;   Gifts;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Armor;   Cloak;   David;   Samuel, Books of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Costume;   Jonathan, Jehonathan;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for February 1;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then Jonathan removed the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his military tunic, his sword, his bow, and his belt.
Hebrew Names Version
Yonatan stripped himself of the robe that was on him, and gave it to David, and his clothing, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his sash.
King James Version
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.
Lexham English Bible
Jonathan stripped off the robe that he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his fighting attire, and even his sword, his bow, and his belt.
English Standard Version
And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him and gave it to David, and his armor, and even his sword and his bow and his belt.
New Century Version
He took off his coat and gave it to David, along with his armor, including his sword, bow, and belt.
New English Translation
Jonathan took off the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with the rest of his gear, including his sword, his bow, and even his belt.
Amplified Bible
Jonathan stripped himself of the outer robe that he was wearing and gave it to David, with his armor, including his sword, his bow, and his belt.
New American Standard Bible
Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him and gave it to David, with his military gear, including his sword, his bow, and his belt.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Ionathan put off the robe that was vpon him, & gaue it Dauid, & his garments, euen to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
Legacy Standard Bible
And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him and gave it to David, with his armor, even his sword and his bow and his belt.
Contemporary English Version
Jonathan took off the robe that he was wearing and gave it to David. He also gave him his military clothes, his sword, his bow and arrows, and his belt.
Complete Jewish Bible
Y'honatan removed the cloak he was wearing and gave it to David, his armor too, including his sword, bow and belt.
Darby Translation
And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his dress, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
Easy-to-Read Version
Jonathan took off the coat he was wearing and gave it to David. In fact, Jonathan gave David his whole uniform—including his sword, his bow, and even his belt.
George Lamsa Translation
And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword and his bow and his girdle.
Good News Translation
He took off the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, together with his armor and also his sword, bow, and belt.
Literal Translation
And Jonathan stripped off the robe on him and gave it to David; also his apparel, even to his sword and to his bow and to his belt.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Ionathas put of his owne cote that he had vpon him, and gaue it vnto Dauid: yee and his cloke, his swerde, his bowe, and his girdell.
American Standard Version
And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his apparel, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
Bible in Basic English
And Jonathan took off the robe he had on and gave it to David, with all his military dress, even to his sword and his bow and the band round his body.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Ionathan put of the robe that was vpon him, and gaue it to Dauid, and thereto his garmentes, euen to his sword, and to his bowe, and to his gyrdel.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his apparel, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
King James Version (1611)
And Ionathan stript himselfe of the robe that was vpon him, and gaue it to Dauid, and his garments, euen to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
English Revised Version
And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his apparel, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
Berean Standard Bible
And Jonathan removed the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his tunic, his sword, his bow, and his belt.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
for whi Jonathas dispuylide him silf fro the coote `in which he was clothid, and yaf it to Dauid, and hise othere clothis, `til to his swerd and bouwe, and `til to the girdil.
Young's Literal Translation
and Jonathan strippeth himself of the upper robe which [is] upon him, and giveth it to David, and his long robe, even unto his sword, and unto his bow, and unto his girdle.
Update Bible Version
And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him, and gave it to David, and his apparel, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
Webster's Bible Translation
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.
World English Bible
Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him, and gave it to David, and his clothing, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his sash.
New King James Version
And Jonathan took off the robe that was on him and gave it to David, with his armor, even to his sword and his bow and his belt.
New Living Translation
Jonathan sealed the pact by taking off his robe and giving it to David, together with his tunic, sword, bow, and belt.
New Life Bible
Jonathan took off his long coat and gave it to David. He gave him his battle-clothes, his sword, his bow and his belt also.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe which was upon him, and gave it to David, - and his equipments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Jonathan stripped himself of the coat with which he was clothed, and gave it to David, and the rest of his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
Revised Standard Version
And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his armor, and even his sword and his bow and his girdle.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him and gave it to David, with his armor, including his sword and his bow and his belt.

Contextual Overview

1 When David had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was bound to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. 2 Saul took him that day and would not let him return to his father's house. 3 Then Jonathan made a covenant with David, because he loved him as his own soul. 4 Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that he was wearing, and gave it to David, and his armor, and even his sword and his bow and his belt. 5 David went out and was successful wherever Saul sent him; as a result, Saul set him over the army. And all the people, even the servants of Saul, approved.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

stripped himself: Presents of clothes or rich robes, as tokens of respect or friendship, are frequent in the East. Genesis 41:42, Esther 6:8, Esther 6:9, Isaiah 61:10, Luke 15:22, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Philippians 2:7, Philippians 2:8

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 1:22 - the bow Isaiah 22:21 - clothe Ezekiel 23:15 - with girdles

Cross-References

Genesis 18:5
Let me bring a little bread, that you may refresh yourselves, and after that you may pass on—since you have come to your servant." So they said, "Do as you have said."
Genesis 18:15
But Sarah denied, saying, "I did not laugh"; for she was afraid. He said, "Oh yes, you did laugh."
Genesis 19:2
He said, "Please, my lords, turn aside to your servant's house and spend the night, and wash your feet; then you can rise early and go on your way." They said, "No; we will spend the night in the square."
Genesis 24:32
So the man came into the house; and Laban unloaded the camels, and gave him straw and fodder for the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him.
Genesis 43:24
When the steward had brought the men into Joseph's house, and given them water, and they had washed their feet, and when he had given their donkeys fodder,
1 Samuel 25:41
She rose and bowed down, with her face to the ground, and said, "Your servant is a slave to wash the feet of the servants of my lord."
Luke 7:44
Then turning toward the woman, he said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave me no water for my feet, but she has bathed my feet with her tears and dried them with her hair.
1 Timothy 5:10
she must be well attested for her good works, as one who has brought up children, shown hospitality, washed the saints' feet, helped the afflicted, and devoted herself to doing good in every way.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that [was] upon him,.... As a token of his hearty love and true friendship, and that David might appear at court not in the habit of a shepherd, but in that of a prince:

and gave it to David, and his garments; his other garments besides his robe, and so clothed him from tip to toe, and which fitted him; for as there was a similarity in their souls, and the disposition of them, so in the make and hulk of their bodies, and in the stature of them:

even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle; these he gave him to accoutre himself with, that he might appear as a soldier, as well as like a prince, and as another Jonathan, or rather the same; that they might seem as one, as alike in body, so in garb and habit.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 18:4. Jonathan stripped himself — Presents of clothes or rich robes, in token of respect and friendship, 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.


 
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