1 SAMUEL 19:2 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 1
“But Jonathan Saul’s son delighted much in David: and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself:”
But Jonathan took great pleasure in David — the *v'Yehonatan m'od alav*, Jonathan delighted greatly in David, creates the first dramatic crisis of loyalty: Jonathan's covenant love for David directly contradicts his father's explicit command. The verb *alav* suggests emotional attachment, affection, and delight in David's presence and personality. Jonathan perceives what Saul cannot: David's excellence, his spiritual worth, his destined role. This verse signals that Jonathan will become David's savior, the loyal friend who will risk everything to protect the beloved.
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