Dauid and Ionathas enter league of frendship. 6. Saul hearing Dauid praised aboue himself is offended, 10. and vexed with an euil spirit, attempteth twise to kil him: 17. premiseth to geue him his eldest daughter in mariage, but geueth her to an other, 20. and geueth him the yonger, thereby to one throw him: 25. putting him also in more danger, by requiring of him an hundred prepuces of Philistijms. 27. Dauid bringeth him two hundred, and his fame encreaseth.
1And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.E da quel punto, in cui (Davidde) ebbe parlato con Saul, l'anima di Gionata rimase strettamente congiunta coll'anima di David, e Gionata amollo, come l'anima sua.AND it came to passe, when he had finished to speake vnto Saul, the soule of Ionathas was ioyned fast to the soule of Dauid, & Ionathas loued him as his soule.Et factum est cum complesset loqui ad Saul, anima Jonathæ conglutinata est animæ David, et dilexit eum Jonathas quasi animam suam. 2And Saul took him that day, and would not let him return to his father’s house.E allora Saul lo tenne seco, e non permise che ei se ne tornasse a casa di suo padre.And Saul tooke him in that day, and did not grant vnto him to returne into his fathers house.Tulitque eum Saul in die illa, et non concessit ei ut reverteretur in domum patris sui. 3And David and Jonathan made a covenant, for he loved him as his own soul.E David fermò stretta unione con Gionata: perocché lo amava, come l'anima propria.And Dauid and Ionathas entered a league, for he loued him as his soule.Inierunt autem David et Jonathas fœdus: diligebat enim eum quasi animam suam. 4And 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.Quindi Gionata si spogliò della tonaca, che avea addosso, e la diede a Davidde colle altre sue vestimenta, e sino la spada, e l'arco suo, e il cingolo.For Ionathas stripped himself of the cote wher with he was clothed, and gaue it to Dauid, and the rest of his garments, vnto his sword, & bowe, & vnto his belt.Nam expoliavit se Jonathas tunica qua erat indutus, et dedit eam David, et reliqua vestimenta sua, usque ad gladium et arcum suum, et usque ad balteum. 5And David went out to whatsoever business Saul sent him, and he behaved himself prudently: and Saul set him over the soldiers, and he was acceptable in the eyes of all the people, and especially in the eyes of Saul’s servants.E David andava ad eseguire tutte le commissioni che davagli Saul, e operava prudentemente: e Saul gli diede soprintendenza sopra la gente di guerra, ed egli era gradito a tutto il popolo, e particolarmente a tutti i servi di Saul.Dauid also went forth to al thinges wheretosoeuer Saul sent him, & he behaued himself wisely: and Saul placed him ouer the men of warre, and he was accepted in the eies of al the people, and specially in the cies of Saules seruantes.Egrediebatur quoque David ad omnia quæcumque misisset eum Saul, et prudenter se agebat: posuitque eum Saul super viros belli, et acceptus erat in oculis universi populi, maximeque in conspectu famulorum Saul.
6Now when David returned, after he slew the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with timbrels of joy, and cornets.Or quando tornava Davidde, ucciso il Filisteo, uscivano le donne da tutte le città d'Israele, cantando, e menando carole dinanzi al re Saul con istromenti di letizia, con timpani, e sistri.Moreouer when Dauid returned, after he stroke the Philistian, the wemen came forth from al the tribes of Israel, singing and dancing to Saul the King, in timbrels of ioy, and in cornettes.Porro cum reverteretur percusso Philisthæo David, egressæ sunt mulieres de universis urbibus Israël, cantantes, chorosque ducentes in occursum Saul regis, in tympanis lætitiæ, et in sistris. 7And the women sung as they played, and they said: Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands.E le donne ballando intuonavano: Mille ne uccise Saul, e dieci mila Davidde.And the wemen sang, playing, and saying: Saul stroke a thousand, and Dauid ten thousand.Et præcinebant mulieres, ludentes, atque dicentes: Percussit Saul mille, / et David decem millia. 8And Saul was exceeding angry, and this word was displeasing in his eyes, and he said: They have given David ten thousands, and to me they have given but a thousand, what can he have more but the kingdom?Or Saulle n'ebbe sdegno grandissimo, e dispiacquero sommamente a lui queste parole, e disse: Ne han dati dieci mila a Davidde, e mille a me: che più gli manca fuori del solo regno?And Saul was exceding angrie, and this word was displeasant in his eies: and he sayd: They haue geuen Dauid ten thousand, and to me they haue geuen a thousand: what remayneth for him but only the kingdom?Iratus est autem Saul nimis, et displicuit in oculis ejus sermo iste: dixitque: Dederunt David decem millia, et mihi mille dederunt: quid ei superest, nisi solum regnum ? 9And Saul did not look on David with a good eye from that day and forward.Saul pertanto da quel giorno in poi non guardava di buon occhio Davidde.Therefore Saul did not looke vpon Dauid with right eies from that day and afterward.Non rectis ergo oculis Saul aspiciebat David a die illa et deinceps. 10And the day after, the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of his house. And David played with his hand as at other times. And Saul held a spear in his hand,Ma il giorno appresso lo spirito malo (permettendolo il Signore) invase Saul, ed ei faceva il profeta in mezzo della sua casa, e David sonava, come soleva fare ogni dì: e Saul avea in mano una lancia,And a day after, the euil spirit of God inuaded Saul, and he prophecied in the middes of his house. And Dauid played with his hand as euery day. And Saul held a speare,Post diem autem alteram, invasit spiritus Dei malus Saul, et prophetabat in medio domus suæ: David autem psallebat manu sua, sicut per singulos dies. Tenebatque Saul lanceam, 11And threw it, thinking to nail David to the wall: and David stept aside out of his presence twice.E la scagliò, credendo di poter conficcare Davidde nella muraglia: ma Davidde la schivò per due volte.and threw it, thinking that he could naile Dauid to the wal, and Dauid declined from his face the second time.et misit eam, putans quod configere posset David cum pariete: et declinavit David a facie ejus secundo.
12And Saul feared David, because the Lord was with him, and was departed from himself.E Saul ebbe timore di Davidde (veggendo) come il Signore era con lui, ed erasi ritirato da sè.And Saul feared Dauid because our Lord was with him, and was departed from himself.Et timuit Saul David, eo quod Dominus esset cum eo, et a se recessisset. 13Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him a captain over a thousand men, and he went out and came in before the people.Saul adunque lo allontanò da sé, e lo fece capitano di mille uomini: ed egli andava e veniva, alla testa di quella gente.Saul therefore remoued him from him, and made him a tribune ouer a thousand men, and he went out and came in before al the people.Amovit ergo eum Saul a se, et fecit eum tribunum super mille viros: et egrediebatur, et intrabat in conspectu populi. 14And David behaved wisely in all his ways, and the Lord was with him.E in tutte le cose sue David si portava con prudenza, e il Signore era con lui.Also in al his wayes, Dauid delt wisely, and our Lord was with him.In omnibus quoque viis suis David prudenter agebat, et Dominus erat cum eo. 15And Saul saw that he was exceeding prudent, and began to beware of him.Saul perciò veggendo, quant'egli era prudente, cominciò ad averne sospetto.Saul therefore saw that he was exceding wise, and he beganne to beware of him.Vidit itaque Saul quod prudens esset nimis, et cœpit cavere eum. 16But all Israel and Juda loved David, for he came in and went out before them.Ma tutto Israele, e Giuda portavan affetto a Davidde: perocché egli andava, e veniva innanzi ad essi.But al Israel, and Iuda loued Dauid, for he came in and went out before them.Omnis autem Israël et Juda diligebat David: ipse enim ingrediebatur et egrediebatur ante eos. 17And Saul said to David: Behold my elder daughter Merob, her will I give thee to wife: only be a valiant man, and fight the battles of the Lord. Now Saul said within himself: Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hands of the Philistines be upon him.E Saul disse a David; Orsù la mia figlia maggiore Merob sarà quella che io darò a le per consorte: solo, che tu sii valoroso, e combatta nella guerra del Signore. Or Saulle macchinava, e diceva: Non sia la mia mano che lo abbatta, ma sia la mano de' Filistei.And Saul sayd to Dauid: Behold my elder daughter Merob, her wil I geue thee to wife, only be thou a valyant man, and fight the battels of our Lord. And Saul thought saying: Be not my hand vpon him, but let the handes of the Philistians be vpon him.Dixitque Saul ad David: Ecce filia mea major Merob: ipsam dabo tibi uxorem: tantummodo esto vir fortis, et præliare bella Domini. Saul autem reputabat, dicens: Non sit manus mea in eum, sed sit super eum manus Philisthinorum.
18And David said to Saul: Who am I, or what is my life, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son in law of the king?Ma David disse a Saul: Chi son io, e quale è stata la mia vita, e di qual condizione è in Israele la famiglia del padre mio, che io abbia ad essere genero del re?And Dauid sayd to Saul: What am I, or what is my life, or the kindred of my father in Israel, that I should be made the sonne in lawe of the king?Ait autem David ad Saul: Quis ego sum, aut quæ est vita mea, aut cognatio patris mei in Israël, ut fiam gener regis ? 19And it came to pass at the time when Merob, the daughter of Saul, should have been given to David, that she was given to Hadriel, the Molathite, to wife.Or venuto il tempo, in cui Merob figliuola di Saul dovea esser data a Davidde, ella fu sposata ad Hadriele Molathite.And it came to passe, at what time, Merob the daughter of Saul should haue beene geuen to Dauid, she was geuen to Hadriel the Molathite to wife.Factum est autem tempus cum deberet dari Merob filia Saul David, data est Hadrieli Molathitæ uxor. 20But Michol, the other daughter of Saul, loved David. And it was told Saul, and it pleased him.Ma Michol l'altra figliuola di Saul avea affetto per David, e ne fu avvertito Saul, il quale n'ebbe piacere.But Dauid loued Michol the other daughter of Saul. And it was told Saul, and it pleased him.Dilexit autem David Michol filia Saul altera. Et nuntiatum est Saul, et placuit ei. 21And Saul said: I will give her to him, that she may be a stumblingblock to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be upon him. And Saul said to David: In two things thou shalt be my son in law this day.E disse Saul: Gliela darò affinchè sia a lui occasione d'inciampo, e i Filistei lo uccidano. E Saul disse a David: Per due titoli tu sarai oggi mio genero.And Saul sayd: I wil geue her to him, that she may be a scandal vnto him, and that the hand of the Philistians may be vpon him. And Saul sayd to Dauid: In two thinges thou shalt be my sonne in lawe this day.Dixitque Saul: Dabo eam illi, ut fiat ei in scandalum, et sit super eum manus Philisthinorum. Dixitque Saul ad David: In duabus rebus gener meus eris hodie. 22And Saul commanded his servants to speak to David privately, saying: Behold, thou pleasest the king, and all his servants love thee. Now, therefore be the king’s son in law.E Saul ordinò a' suoi servi: Parlate a David senza mia saputa, e ditegli: Orsù tu se' in grazia del re, e tutti i suoi servi ti amano: adesso adunque diventa genero del re.And Saul commanded his seruantes: Speake to Dauid secretly out of my presence, saying: Behold thou pleasest the King, and al his seruantes loue thee. Now therefore be thou the kinges sonne in lawe.Et mandavit Saul servis suis: Loquimini ad David clam me, dicentes: Ecce places regi, et omnes servi ejus diligunt te: nunc ergo esto gener regis.
23And the servants of Saul spoke all these words in the ears of David. And David said: Doth it seem to you a small matter to be the king’s son in law? But I am a poor man, and of small ability.E i servi di Saul dissero nell'orecchio a David tutte queste cose. Ma David replicò: Sembra a voi piccola cosa l'esser genero del re? E io son povero, e di basso stato.And the seruantes of Saul spake al these wordes in the eares of Dauid. And Dauid sayd: Doth it seme vnto you a smal matter to be the sonne in lawe of a King? But I am a poore man, and of smal ability.Et locuti sunt servi Saul in auribus David omnia verba hæc. Et ait David: Num parum videtur vobis, generum esse regis ? ego autem sum vir pauper et tenuis. 24And the servants of Saul told him, saying: Such words as these hath David spoken.E i servi di Saul ne fecero relazione a lui, dicendo: David ha detto questo, e questo.And the seruantes of Saul reported, saying: These maner of wordes hath Dauid spoken.Et renuntiaverunt servi Saul dicentes: Hujuscemodi verba locutus est David. 25And Saul said: Speak thus to David: The king desireth not any dowry, but only a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. Now Saul thought to deliver David into the hands of the Philistines.Ma Saul disse: parlate a David in tal guisa: Il re non ha bisogno di dote, vuol solamente la morte di cento Filistei per trar vendetta de' suoi nemici. Ma Saulle avea in animo di dare Davidde nelle mani dei Filistei.And Saul sayd: Speake thus to Dauid: The king nedeth no dowrie, but only an hundred prepuces of the Philistians, that reuenge may be made of the kinges enemies, Moreouer Saul thought to deliuet Dauid into the handes of the Philistians.Dixit autem Saul: Sic loquimini ad David: Non habet rex sponsalia necesse, nisi tantum centum præputia Philisthinorum, ut fiat ultio de inimicis regis. Porro Saul cogitabat tradere David in manus Philisthinorum. 26And when his servants had told David the words that Saul had said, the word was pleasing in the eyes of David to be the king’s son in law.Ma quando i servi di Saul ebbero riferito a Davidde quello ch'egli avea detto, piacque la cosa a Davidde per diventare genero del re.And when his seruantes had reported to Dauid the wordes that Saul had sayd, the word was liked in the eies of Dauid, to be made the kings sonne in lawe.Cumque renuntiassent servi ejus David verba quæ dixerat Saul, placuit sermo in oculis David, ut fieret gener regis. 27And after a few days David rose up, and went with the men that were under him, and he slew of the Philistines two hundred men, and brought their foreskins and numbered them out to the king, that he might be his son in law. Saul therefore gave him Michol, his daughter, to wife.E di lì a pochi giorni Davidde si mosse colla gente che avea al suo comando. E uccise dugento Filistei, e portò i loro prepuzii, e li contò al re per esser fatto suo genero. Saul adunque gli diede per moglie la sua figlia Michol.And after fewe days Dauid rising vp, went with the men that were vnder him, and he stroke of the Philistijms two hundred men, and brought their prepuces, and numbered them to the King, that he might be his sonne in law, Saul therefore gaue him Michol his daughter to wife.Et post paucos dies surgens David, abiit cum viris qui sub eo erant. Et percussit ex Philisthiim ducentos viros, et attulit eorum præputia et annumeravit ea regi, ut esset gener ejus. Dedit itaque Saul ei Michol filiam suam uxorem.
28And Saul saw, and understood that the Lord was with David. And Michol, the daughter of Saul, loved him.E Saul conobbe e intese, come il Signore era con David. E Michol figliuola di Saul lo amava.And Saul saw, and vnderstood that our Lord was with Dauid. And Michol the daughter of Saul loued him.Et vidit Saul, et intellexit quod Dominus esset cum David. Michol autem filia Saul diligebat eum. 29And Saul began to fear David more: and Saul became David’s enemy continually.E Saul principiò ad avere anche maggior paura di Davidde: e Saul diventò nimico perpetuo di Davidde.And Saul began more to feare Dauid: and Saul became enemie to Dauid al daies.Et Saul magis cœpit timere David: factusque est Saul inimicus David cunctis diebus. 30And the princes of the Philistines went forth: and from the beginning of their going forth, David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul, and his name became very famous.E i principi de' Filistei si mossero. E fin dal principio delle loro scorrerie, Davidde si portava più saggiamente che tutti i servi di Saul, e divenne celebre grandemente il suo nome.And the princes of the Philistians went forth: and from the beginning of their going forth, Dauid behaued him self more wisely, then al the seruantes of Saul, and his name was made renowmed excedingly.Et egressi sunt principes Philisthinorum. A principio autem egressionis eorum, prudentius se gerebat David quam omnes servi Saul, et celebre factum est nomen ejus nimis.
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Year of the World 2942.
Calmet
Soul. Pythagoras said, "that friendship is an equality, and one soul, and that the friend is another self." It would be difficult to find two souls more tender and generous than those of David and Jonathan. (Calmet)
Kennicott
Josephus speaks of their friendship on another occasion, as these five verses are omitted in the Roman Septuagint, etc. (Kennicott)
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Haydock
For he, Jonathan. (Haydock)
Soul. "Friends have one soul." (Arist.[Aristotle?] Mor. 9:8.)
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Menochius
Girdle, which perhaps was of great value, Job 12:18. He wished that David should lay aside his shepherd's dress, and appear like himself at court, that all might know how much he loved him. (Menochius)
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Calmet
Prudently, or with success. (Calmet)
Haydock
Especially. Hebrew, "also," which enhances his praise, as courtiers are but too apt to envy those who are taken from a low condition and set over them in the king's favour. David must have displayed great wisdom and moderation. (Haydock)
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Philistine. Some explain this of some fresh achievement against that nation, (Malvenda; Worthington) but without reason.
Calmet
Dancing. Hebrew also playing on the flute, or on some such instrument of music. (Calmet)
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Calmet
Sung. The chorus of their song is given. (Calmet)
Josephus
"The women sung, Saul slew his thousands; and the virgins answered, And David," etc. (Josephus)
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St. Chrysostom
A thousand. These women were guilty of an indiscretion, through excess of zeal, as it is always displeasing for the sovereign to hear any of his subjects preferred before him. (St. Chrysostom, hom. 1:de Saul.)
Pliny in Traj
The jealousy of Saul was the more excited, as he had been threatened with the loss of his kingdom, and perceived in David all the qualifications of a king. A malo principe tanquam successor timetur quisquis est dignior. (Pliny in Traj.)
Calmet
But was David responsible for what was spoken in his praise? (Calmet)
Haydock
The Vatican Septuagint omit what follows till ver. 12. "And Saul feared David, (13) and he removed," etc. The Alexandrian copy agrees with the Vulgate. (Haydock)
Worthington
Those who are proud, cannot bear the praises of others. (Worthington)
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Haydock
Eye. Septuagint, "and Saul suspected." (Haydock)
Calmet
Chaldean, "laid snares for David." (Calmet)
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Haydock
Prophesied. Acted the prophet in a mad manner, (Challoner) like an enthusiast, (Calmet; 2 Kings 9:11.) or one possessed by the devil, as the Sybil was agitated by Apollo. Et rabie fera corda tument. (Virgil, Aeneid vi.) To alleviate his distress, David took up his harp. (Haydock)
Justin. xliii
Spear. With this weapon he was generally armed, 1 Kings 19:10., and 26:7. "It was used as a diadem formerly, and the ancients adored spears as gods." (Justin. xliii.)
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Tacitus
People, as their leader. Saul gave him an honourable, but dangerous office, to procure his destruction. This is frequently the manner in which men of superior talents have been treated, (Calmet) as Corbulo, Germanicus, and Agricola were by three Roman emperors. (Tacitus, Ann. ii., etc.)
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Began. Septuagint, "he was filled with awe in his presence." Hebrew, "he was afraid of him," as he perceived that God protected him in all perils.
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Haydock
And Saul. This and the two following verses are omitted in the Roman Septuagint, which subjoins, "and Michol, the daughter of Saul, loved David," etc. (Haydock)
Haydock
Wife. He had promised her already, (Menochius) if the verses in the preceding chapter be genuine. But why then had he delayed so long, and why does he require other conditions? The comparison made by the women, (ver. 7,) and the inconstant temper of Saul, might account for this. (Haydock)
Calmet
The Lord defends his people. As long as the Israelites followed the orders of God, their wars might justly be attributed to him; but not when they were waged to satisfy the cravings of ambition. (Calmet)
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Calmet
Life. What exploits have I performed deserving such an honour? or what offices have my relations yet enjoyed? (Calmet)
Haydock
David considers only his abject condition, and forgets his victories. (Haydock)
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Haydock
Wife. If this were the case, the character of Saul is rendered more despicable and perfidious. David never reclaims Merob, as he did Michol. (Haydock)
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Haydock
Other, is not found in the Hebrew, Septuagint, etc. (Haydock)
Haydock
Some Latin copies read, "David loved Michol," (Calmet) as the Douay Bible translates; the authors living before the Popes had published their authentic editions. (Haydock)
Drusius
Both might be true. (Drusius)
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Calmet
Day. Hebrew, "In two thou shalt," etc. (Calmet)
Haydock
Protestants, "in the one of the twain," Merob or Michol. (Haydock)
Menochius
Saul had deceived him with respect to the first; but he promises that he shall have "the second," (Calmet) or two motives induced the king to make him this offer, the victory over Goliath, and the slaughter of 100 Philistines. (Menochius; Tirinus)
The Septuagint omit this sentence, and read, "And the hand of the Philistines was upon Saul, and Saul commended," etc.
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Ability, or riches. Septuagint, "without glory." (Haydock) See ver. 18.
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Calmet
Philistines. They were the nearest nation of those who were not circumcised; and thus Saul would prove that David had attacked them, which would greatly irritate them against him. (Calmet)
Calmet
Josephus specifies six hundred heads, (Haydock) falsely, (Horn) as he frequently disguises what might give his readers offence, as being either mean or incredible. (Calmet)
Calmet
Hundred is not specified in the original Hebrew copies, (Capel, 3:17,) and David gives 200, ver. 27. But Saul only stipulated for 100. See 2 Kings 3:14. (Calmet)
Haydock
Wife, "thinking it mean to be guilty of an untruth," etc., says Josephus; "yet his disposition was not altered. He resolved, therefore, to take away his life, and wished Jonathan and his most trusty servants to put his designs in execution." He then mentions the friendship of these two. But he takes no notice of the proffered marriage of Merob, and he seems not to have known that she was ever promised. See ver. 17., and 19., and 1 Kings 17:12. (Haydock)
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Haydock
David. Of the subsequent verses, the Roman Septuagint has only the following words. "And all Israel lived him; (29) and Saul still continued to be in awe of him." The Alexandrian manuscript agrees with the Hebrew, only, instead of Michol, etc., it reads, "all Israel." If the contested passages were omitted, the history would be less perplexed. But we must wait for the decision of the Church in matters of this nature, and never decide to peremptorily. (Haydock)
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Calmet
Forth, probably to revenge the recent insult. (Calmet)
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Prophesied.... Acted the prophet in a mad manner.
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This happened not immediatly after the victorie against Go•ath but when Dauid had dwelt some time in Sauls house, and was very gratful to him and to al the court and people.
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VVhen the praises of one importe diminishing of an other, he that is proud, as Saul now was, is moued to enuie and malice, more and more as the vetrues of the other and his praises do increase.
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san Gregorio Taumaturgo † 270 d.C. The Oration and Panegyric Addressed to Origen 6
… And in my estimation there arose but one object dear and worth desire,—to wit, philosophy, and that master of philosophy, this inspired man. “And the soul of Jonathan was knit with David.”
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san Girolamo † 420 d.C. The Letters of St. Jerome 46.2
… When of old the Philistines had been overcome, when their devilish audacity had been smitten, when their champion had fallen on his face to the earth, it was from this city that there went forth a procession of jubilant souls, a harmonious choir to sing our David’s victory over tens of thousands.
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san Gregorio Nazianzeno † 389 d.C. Select Orations of Saint Gregory Nazianzen 40
XVII. Art thou young? stand against thy passions; be numbered with the alliance in the army of God: do valiantly against Goliath. Take your thousands or your myriads;
sant'Ambrogio † 397 d.C. Exposition of the Christian Faith 5.pref.12
… Let him be as David, whom the young maidens came to meet with songs, saying: “Saul hath triumphed over thousands, David over ten thousands.”
san Giovanni Crisostomo † 407 d.C. Homilies on Second Corinthians 24
… What can be more grievous than this passion? One cannot err in calling it the devil’s offspring. And in it is contained the fruit of vainglory, or rather its root also; for both these evils are wont mutually to produce each other. And thus in truth it was that Saul even thus envied, when they said, “David smote by ten thousands,” (
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Tertulliano † 220 d.C. The Prescription Against Heretics 3
… This again is, I suppose, an extraordinary thing, that one who has been approved should afterwards fall back? Saul, who was good beyond all others, is afterwards subverted by envy.
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Origene † 254 d.C. Origen De Principiis 3.2.1
… and afterwards, also, who he is that is called the destroying angel, as well as he who in the book of Leviticus is called Apopompæus, i.e., Averter, regarding whom Scripture says, “One lot for the Lord, and one lot for Apopompæus, i.e., the Averter.” In the first book of Kings, also, an evil spirit is said to strangle
sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. On Baptism, Against the Donatists 1.9
… And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing." What does it profit them, therefore, if they have both the voice of angels in the sacred mysteries, and the gift of prophecy, as had Caiaphas and Saul,
papa san Gregorio I Magno † 604 d.C. The Book of Pastoral Rule 3.2
… For neither is this to be lightly regarded, that, when an adverse spirit entered into Saul, David took his harp and assuaged his madness (
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sant'Ignazio di Antiochia † 108 d.C. Epistle to the Philadelphians: Shorter and Longer Versions 4
… And thus unity is preserved throughout. Let not the widows be wanderers about, nor fond of dainties, nor gadders from house to house; but let them be like Judith, noted for her seriousness; and like Anna, eminent for her sobriety. I do not ordain these things as an apostle: for “who am I, or what is my father’s house,”
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sant'Agostino d'Ippona † 430 d.C. Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament 27.3
3. Whence was Paul himself, who was first called Saul? That is, first proud, afterwards humble? For when he was Saul, his name was derived from Saul: now Saul was a proud king; and in his reign he persecuted the humble David.
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ANIMA JONATHAE CONGLUTINATA EST ANIMAE DAVID — q. d. Jonathas intime et tenerrime Davidem dilexit, ita ut videretur anima ipsius glutino affixa, et quasi in unum compacta cum anima Davidis. Amantis enim anima magis est in amato quam in amante, adeoque amantes unam eamdemque videntur habere animam, mentem et voluntatem. Tales fuere S. Augustinus et amicus ille ejus, quem non nominat, sed ita describit, lib. IV Confessionum, cap. VI: «Mirabar enim caeteros mortales vivere, quia ille, quem quasi non moriturum dilexeram, mortuus erat; et me magis, quia ille alter eram, vivere illo mortuo mirabar. Bene quidam dixit de amico suo dimidium animae meae. Nam ego sensi animam meam et animam illius unam fuisse animam in duobus corporibus.» Tales quoque fuere S. Basilius et S. Gregorius Nazianzenus. Audi Nazianzenum, orat. 20: «Una utrique anima videbatur duo corpora ferens.» Causa amoris fuit similitudo morum et amorum. Jonathas enim, aeque ac David, erat candidus, probus, bellicosus et triumphans de Philisthaeis. Quare Jonathas valde dissimilis fuit patri suo Sauli; huic enim Davidis virtus et victoria movit invidiam et odium internecinum, Jonathae vero movit summum amorem.
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PERCUSSIT SAUL MILLE, ET DAVID DECEM MILLIA — quia David caeso Golia cecidit tota castra Philistinorum. Haec enim videndo caesum esse Goliam, in quo omne suum robur collocarant, illico fugerunt, ac fugiendo caesa sunt ab Hebraeis insequentibus. Porro canticum hoc in proverbium abiit, quo utimur cum duos ab insigni virtute laudamus, sed unum alteri praeferimus.
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IRATUS EST AUTEM SAUL NIMIS — tum populo sic acclamanti, tum Davidi acclamato, in eumque invidiam et odium lethale concepit. Conjiciebat in illum transferendum esse regnum, quod Samuel sibi abstulerat. Quare ut regnum sibi suisque posteris assecuraret, omnino statuit occidere Davidem quasi regni sui aemulum. Cupido autem regni in regibus est ardentissima; regnum enim est omnis eorum dignitas, gloria, opulentia et felicitas. Haec fuit causa odii immanis et perpetui Saulis in Davidem; ideoque poena culpae socia mox eum secuta est. Nam rursum invasit eum spiritus malus, a quo David per citharam eum liberarat. Verum ab hoc odio retrahere Saulem debuisset, ait S. Chrysostomus, homilia De Davide et Saule: Primo, quod vera dicebat populus. Secundo, quod partem victoriae daret Sauli. Tertio, quod David ab hac voce populi erat innocens. Quarto, Davidis modestia, qua semper Sauli se obsequentem, subditum et fidelem praestitit.
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Non rectis ergo oculis (sed limis, acerbis, torvis, invidis) SAUL ASPICIEBAT DAVID A DIE ILLA ET DEINCEPS.
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POST DIEM AUTEM ALTERAM INVASIT SPIRITUS DEI MALUS SAUL, ET PROPHETABAT — eo modo quo energumeni, epileptici et furiosi dicuntur prophetare et divinare; quia scilicet non loquuntur ex se, sed potius loquitur per eos diabolus. «Prophetabat» ergo Saul, id est, furebat, bacchabatur, insana agebat et dicebat. Moraliter, disce hic diabolicum scelus esse invidiam, ac invidos possideri ac torqueri a diabolo. Invidia enim propria est diabolo; unde «invidia diaboli intravit mors in orbem terrarum» (Sapient. cap. II).
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ET MISIT EAM, PUTANS QUOD CONFIGERE POSSET DAVID CUM PARIETE. — Vide hic quam invidia Saulem fecit ingratum, ferum et barbarum in Davidem, cui vitam et regnum debebat ob caesum Goliam. Audi S. Chrysostomum: «Per illum vicit rex ac principatum obtinuit, et quam reposuit gratiam! Nam si quis perpendat praeclare gestorum magnitudinem, etiamsi rex a suo capite detractam coronam David capiti imposuisset, nunquam parem retulisset gratiam.» Allegorice, sicut David lancea Saulis, sic Christus in cruce lancea militis fuit appetitus; sed David illaesus aufugit; Christus vero ea transfixus ad regnum perrexit. Haec est prima persecutio Saulis contra Davidem. Rupertus enumerat septem persecutiones in universum, et ostendit Deum singulas persecutiones in Davidis bonum convertisse. Vide hic malignitatem et calliditatem invidiae Saulis, qui semper in pejora dilabitur; per inobedientiam enim cecidit in tristitiam, per tristitiam in invidiam, per invidiam in odium implacabile Davidis, per odium in Dei derelictionem et desperationem, inde in magiam, consulens diabolum per Pythonissam; inde in sui ipsius homicidium.
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ET FECIT EUM TRIBUNUM SUPER MILLE VIROS — creavit eum chiliarcham. Fecit hoc Saul, tum ut onus bellandi in Davidem rejiceret; tum ut eum hostibus occidendum objiceret, ut patet vers. 17. ET EGREDIEBATUR ET INTRABAT IN CONSPECTU POPULI — q. d. David ubique populo aderat, quasi Dux eum praecedens ad praelium, illoque finito eum victorem domum reducens.
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IN OMNIBUS QUOQUE VIIS SUIS DAVID PRUDENTER AGEBAT, — cavens ne Saulem offenderet, et simul ne in manus hostium incideret, sed ab eis victoriam referret. ET DOMINUS ERAT CUM EO, — omnes ejus actiones et conatus dirigens, prosperans, et ad felicem exitum perducens.
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ECCE FILIA MEA MAJOR MEROB, IPSAM DABO TIBI UXOREM. — Promisit eam Saul Davidi; sed non praestitit; vel quia ficte promisit, vel quia eum poenituit; timuit enim ne per filiam regiam David ad regnum evaderet. SAUL AUTEM REPUTABAT DICENS: NON SIT MANUS MEA IN EUM, SED SIT SUPER EUM MANUS PHILISTINORUM — ut assidue cum eis praeliando tandem aliquando ab eis occidatur, uti optimi Duces et milites pereunt pugnando in bello.
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AIT AUTEM DAVID: QUIS EGO SUM, AUT QUAE EST VITA MEA, etc., UT FIAM GENER REGIS? — Mira hic elucet humilitas Davidis, utpote qui jam rejecto Saule unctus in regem, Goliam prostraverat, eratque dux praeliorum, assidue triumphans de Philisthaeis, attamen indignum se aestimat matrimonio filiae Saulis, ut ejus fiat gener. Nimirum certat ipse sua humilitate cum fastu et invidia Saulis, ut illam frangat et superet, ac praesertim ut illi extundat istum aculeum populi acclamantis: «Percussit Saul mille, et David decem millia,» q. d. Sauli: Mi domine rex, non est quod te haec vox moveat vulgi imprudentis, adeo enim me non movet nec extollit, ut ego me minimum servorum tuorum aestimem, et indignum qui fiam tuus gener. Audi S. Chrysostomum, homilia in haec Davidis verba: Quis ego sum? «Quis sum ego, domine mi, quod talem gratiam invenerim ante faciem tuam? Ego enim minimus fui in tribu mea, et elegisti me ex ovibus, et assumpsisti me. Videte quomodo subjunxit humilitati innocentiam, ut cum esset homo, diceret: elegisti me ex ovibus. Demonstravit quia hoc genus pecudis innocens est: significabat enim illum pastorem bonum, qui animam suam ponit pro ovibus suis; illum agnum Dei qui venturus erat, ut tolleret peccatum mundi. Electus ergo ex ovibus ut pastorem ostenderet, et innocentiam non negaret, dicit: Ego enim minimus fui in tribu mea. Quam suave est, quam dulce in auditione verae confessionis, ut diceret se minimum in tribu sua; non erubuit quod erat, ut esset quod non erat. Confessio ejus adduxit ei non peccatum, sed gloriam et misericordiam.» Subdit deinde Davidem hic gessisse typum Christi: «Quod dixit: Minimus fui in tribu mea, significabat perfectam Domini humilitatem in mundum venientis, qui formam non ingenui, sed servi assumere voluit. Quid humilius servo? Tamen hoc Dominus esse dignatus est, ut ex servis liberos faceret, ut servitus ipsius nobis ingenuitatem donaret. Hoc significabat quod dixit: Minimus fui in tribu mea. Eia, nunc erigite mentes genus electum, et nolite esse pigri, neque superbi.»
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DIXITQUE SAUL AD DAVID: IN DUABUS REBUS GENER MEUS ERIS HODIE. — Duae hae res sunt: prior, caedes Goliae; posterior, centum praeputia Philistinorum. Ita Angelomus, Sanchez et alii.
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NON HABET REX SPONSALIA NECESSE, NISI TANTUM CENTUM PRAEPUTIA PHILISTINORUM. — Cur Saul potius petiit praeputia, quam capita? Ne David afferret capita Hebraeorum, fingens illa esse capita Philistinorum; nam praeputia Hebraei in circumcisione deposuerant. Ita Theodoretus et Procopius. Porro insidiosae fuere hae nuptiae et haec conditio. Ideo enim praeputia haec centum petiit Saul, ut David cum centum Philisthaeis confligens, ab aliquo eorum occideretur. Sed Deus Davidi favens utrumque discussit: nam et David occidit ducentos Philisthaeos magna fortitudine et gloria, ac Michol magis Davidem quam Saulem dilexit, eumque Saulis manibus eripuit, ut audiemus capite sequenti.
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ET PERCUSSIT (occidit) EX PHILISTIIM DUCENTOS VIROS, — ut eorum ducenta praeputia offerret Sauli. Saul tantum petierat centum: David vero obtulit ducenta, ut liberalitatem et generositatem suam Sauli ostenderet.
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ET EGRESSI SUNT PRINCIPES PHILISTINORUM — ad praeliandum contra Hebraeos, ex antiquo et innato dissidio et odio. Adde recentem causam, quod ignominiam in caede Goliae contractam restauratis viribus delere voluerint; et quod David ducentos eorum occidisset, et praeputia eorum Sauli obtulisset, quod ingens aestimabant ipsi suum esse probrum. David ut generosus chiliarch eis occurrit, et in omnibus viis suis prudenter se gessit, ita ut nomen ejus fieret pretiosissimum, et omnis Israel et Juda eum diligeret.
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… Nella S. Scrittura, la d. ricorre come una manifestazione collettiva di gioia (Ex. 15, 20; Iudc. 11, 34; I Sam. 18, 6), come un atto di festa (Iudc. 21, 21) e come un segno di onore a Dio (Ps. 67, 26; 149, 3). Nell'episodio del vitello d'oro, gli Ebrei peccano danzando intorno ad esso, e così li trova …
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presenti distinto, allo «spirito cattivo» (opposto allo «spirito di Jahweh» che abbandona Saul nel rompere di quello: I Sam. 16, 14-16; 18, 10-12; 19, 9; 26, 19; 28, 15-16), riferito alla causalità divina in virtù del teocentrismo assoluto; lo «spirito cattivo» opera come spirito di discordia (Iudc. 9, 23), è «spirito di mendacio» …
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MEROB (EBR. MÉRABH = « MOLTITUDINE », « INCREMENTO »)
… Mérabh = « moltitudine », « incremento »). - Figlia di Saul (I Sam. 14, 49), promessa in sposa al vincitore di Golia (ibid. 17, 25). Dopo la vittoria di David sul gigante, Saul esita, esigendo altre prove di valore con il segreto augurio che il giovane trovi in esse la morte (ibid. 18, 17). Nonostante le sue prodezze contro i Filistei, a David viene negata M., che è data in moglie a Hadriel molathita. …
MICHOL (EBR. MIKHĀL: « CHI È POTENTE ? » [?]; « L'ONNIPOTENTE » [?]; « CHI COME DIO ? » [?])
… David (v.), negata che gli fu Merob, dovutagli come vincitore di Golia (cf. I Sam. 17, 25), per aver in moglie M. accettò di pagare a Saul, pericoloso dono nuziale, duecento prepuzi di Filistei uccisi (ibid. 18, 17-29).
SAUL (EBR. ŠĀ'ŪL « OTTENUTO CON LA PREGHIERA »)
… Lo fece suo scudiero e suo genero (ibid. 16, 14-23; 18, 17-30). Ma, accecato da morbosa invidia per le acclamazioni che riscuoteva David. …
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… Gli Israeliti stessi li chiamano «incirconcisi» (I Sam. 17, 26; 18, 25; Iude. 14, 3; 15, 18), indicando con ciò la loro diversità dai popoli semitici; i Settanta traducono il nome proprio di F. nella maggioranza dei casi ἀλλόφυλος (Volg. alienigena). …
Nel diritto ebraico si parla di una somma od equivalente in natura, che lo sposo deve consegnare al padre della fidanzata (cf. Gen. 34, 12; Ex. 22, 16; I Sam. 18, 25; Os. 3, 2). In Deut. 22, 28 sg. si determina a 50 sicili il prezzo che deve sborsare il corruttore di una vergine al padre di questa prima di sposarla. …
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