THEOSISJohn Chrysostom
Upon Saul's death, he not only refrained from obliterating his lineage, but he also bestowed upon him more than he had vowed (1 Samuel 24:23).
2 Kingdoms (2 Samuel) 9:1Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And David said: Is there any one, think you, left of the house of Saul, that I may shew kindness to him for Jonathan's sake?
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֔ד הֲכִ֣י יֶשׁ־ע֔וֹד אֲשֶׁ֥ר נוֹתַ֖ר לְבֵ֣ית שָׁא֑וּל וְאֶעֱשֶׂ֤ה עִמּוֹ֙ חֶ֔סֶד בַּעֲב֖וּר יְהוֹנָתָֽן׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- 1 Sam 20:42And Jonathan said to David: Go in peace: and let all stand that we have sworn both of us in the name of the Lord, saying: The Lord be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed for ever.
- Matt 25:40And the king answering shall say to them: Amen I say to you, as long as you did it to one of these my least brethren, you did it to me.
- Mark 9:41And whosoever shall scandalize one of these little ones that believe in me: it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck and he were cast into the sea.
- 1 Pet 3:8And in fine, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, being lovers of the brotherhood, merciful, modest, humble:
- 2 Sam 1:26I grieve for thee, my brother Jonathan: exceeding beautiful, and amiable to me above the love of women. As the mother loveth her only son, so did I love thee.
- Prov 27:10Thy own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not: and go not into thy brother's house in the day of thy affliction. Better is a neighbour that is near than a brother afar off.
- John 19:26When Jesus therefore had seen his mother and the disciple standing whom he loved, he saith to his mother: Woman, behold thy son.
- John 19:27After that, he saith to the disciple: Behold thy mother. And from that hour, the disciple took her to his own.