Keil and Delitzsch Commentary - 1 Samuel 18:4 - 18:4

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Keil and Delitzsch Commentary - 1 Samuel 18:4 - 18:4


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As a sign and pledge of his friendship, Jonathan gave David his clothes and his armour. Meil, the upper coat or cloak. Maddim is probably the armour coat (vid., 1Sa 17:39). This is implied in the word וְעַד, which is repeated three times, and by which the different arms were attached more closely to מַדָּיו. For the act itself, compare the exchange of armour made by Glaucus and Diomedes (Hom. Il. vi. 230). This seems to have been a common custom in very ancient times, as we meet with it also among the early Celts (see Macpherson's Ossian).