And he enquired of the LORD for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
This inquiring of the Lord and giving of food and Goliath's sword belongs to the time after David slew Goliath, when Saul kept David with him and would not permit him to return to his father's house. It was when the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. Jonathan and David then made a covenant to be united as brethren, and Jonathan gave David his robe and his garments, even to his sword and to his bow and to his girdle. At the same time David was entrusted with important responsibilities, yet he preserved his modesty and won the affection of the people as well as of the royal household.
The inquiring of the Lord for David and the provision of food and the sword of Goliath the Philistine took place during David's visit to Ahimelech. That visit was reported to Saul by Doeg, who presented it in a way that stirred Saul's anger. As a result Saul ordered Ahimelech and the priests of his family to be killed.
This inquiring of the Lord and giving of food and Goliath's sword belongs to the time after David slew Goliath, when Saul kept David with him and would not permit him to return to his father's house. It was when the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. Jonathan and David then made a covenant to be united as brethren, and Jonathan gave David his robe and his garments, even to his sword and to his bow and to his girdle. At the same time David was entrusted with important responsibilities, yet he preserved his modesty and won the affection of the people as well as of the royal household.
The inquiring of the Lord for David and the provision of food and the sword of Goliath the Philistine took place during David's visit to Ahimelech. That visit was reported to Saul by Doeg, who presented it in a way that stirred Saul's anger. As a result Saul ordered Ahimelech and the priests of his family to be killed.