1 Samuel 14:7
in 1 Samuel 14His armor-bearer replied, “Do all that is in your heart. Go ahead; I am with you heart and soul.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And his armorbearer said unto him, Do all that is in thy heart: turn thee, behold, I am with thee according to thy heart.
KJV
And his armourbearer said unto him, Do all that is in thine heart: turn thee; behold, I am with thee according to thy heart.
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This verse in 1 Samuel 14
Commentary
8 notes on this verseSaul had once offended by offering sacrifice himself, ch. xiii. Now he resolves never to fall into that error again, and therefore sends for a priest, and hopes to compromise the matter with God Almighty by a particular reformation, as many do whose hearts are unhumbled and unchanged.
This site's exposition
let us cross over to the outpost of these uncircumcised men
on 1 Samuel 14:6-7
Jonathan states Gideon’s arithmetic in one sentence, that "Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few" in battle. He calls the enemy uncircumcised, the word David will use of Goliath, and goes forward on "Perhaps the LORD will work on our behalf," confidence without presumption. His armor-bearer answers with a loyalty the text never explains, "I am with you heart and soul."
This site's exposition
I am with you heart and soul
Matthew Henry held that Jonathan acted on an impulse from God, and that the armor-bearer's agreement confirmed it to him. Without that call, Henry judged, so great a risk would have tempted God. Two men now share one purpose.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
A commentator
Gregory the DialogistCommentary on 1 Kings, Book 5, Chapter 4 · Written before 604.
proposed
Some subjects, while neglecting the measure of their own order, confuse that same measure in such a way that they share in the decision-making of their superiors, yet refuse to obey their commands. They easily dare to correct the words of their superiors, but do not strive to easily fulfill what they command. What then is shown to us in the voice of this armor-bearer, except that free decision-making must be left to those in authority, and the virtue of obedience must be held by subjects without slackening?
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
We have reason to think that Jonathan felt a divine impulse and impression putting him upon this bold adventure, in which he was encouraged by his servant's concurrence, otherwise the danger was so great which he ran upon that he would have tempted God rather than trusted him.
And his armourbearer said unto him,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Behold, I am with thee - I shall accompany thee whithersoever thou goest, and share all thy dangers.
Modern Voices1 voice
A commentator
GK ChestertonTime's Abstract and Brief Chronicle (1904-1905) · Written before 1936.
proposed
The one perfectly divine thing, the one glimpse of God's paradise given on earth, is to fight a losing battle - and not lose it.
The words behind it
13 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| לוֹ֙ | lo | to <the> him | ||
| נֹשֵׂ֣א | nose' | [the] bearer of | H5375 → | 656 times |
| כֵלָ֔יו | khelav | armor<s> his | H3627 → | 325 times |
| עֲשֵׂ֖ה | ʾaseh | do | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| בִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָ | bilvavekha | [is] in heart your | H3824 → | 252 times |
| נְטֵ֣ה | neteh | turn aside | H5186 → | 214 times |
| לָ֔ךְ | lakh | for <the> yourself | ||
| הִנְנִ֥י | hini | here I | H2005 → | 316 times |
| עִמְּךָ֖ | ʾimekha | [am] with you | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| כִּלְבָבֶֽךָ׃ ס | kilvavekha | according to heart your | H3824 → | 252 times |
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
לוֹ֙to <the> him
lo
נֹשֵׂ֣א[the] bearer of
nose'H5375 →656 times
כֵלָ֔יוarmor<s> his
khelavH3627 →325 times
עֲשֵׂ֖הdo
ʾasehH6213 →2628 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רthat
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
בִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָ[is] in heart your
bilvavekhaH3824 →252 times
נְטֵ֣הturn aside
netehH5186 →214 times
לָ֔ךְfor <the> yourself
lakh
הִנְנִ֥יhere I
hiniH2005 →316 times
עִמְּךָ֖[am] with you
ʾimekhaH5973 →1050 times
כִּלְבָבֶֽךָ׃ סaccording to heart your
kilvavekhaH3824 →252 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 46:7The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
it leads to
- Romans 8:31
What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Psalms 9:9
The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
- Numbers 14:9
Only do not rebel against the LORD, and do not be afraid of the people of the land, for they will be like bread for us. Their protection has been removed, and the LORD…
- 2 Chronicles 13:12
Now behold, God Himself is with us as our head, and His priests with their trumpets sound the battle call against you. O children of Israel, do not fight against the LORD, the God…
- Matthew 28:20
and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
- Romans 8:31
Through
Zechariah 8:23This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue will tightly grasp the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for…
it leads to
- Isaiah 55:5
Surely you will summon a nation you do not know, and nations who do not know you will run to you. For the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, has bestowed glory…
- 1 Corinthians 14:25
and the secrets of his heart will be made known. So he will fall facedown and worship God, proclaiming, “God is truly among you!”
- Isaiah 45:14
This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge…
- Isaiah 55:5
Where this verse is studied
On this page
Studies1
About 1 Samuel
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; GK Chesterton, Time's Abstract and Brief Chronicle (1904-1905); Gregory the Dialogist, Commentary on 1 Kings, Book 5, Chapter 4; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.