1 Kings 20:43
And David arose, and departed: and Jonathan went into the city.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Et surrexit David, et abiit : sed et Jonathas ingressus est civitatem.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- καὶ ἀνέστη Δαυεὶδ καὶ ἀπῆλθεν, καὶ Ἰωναθὰν εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὴν πόλιν.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from 1 Kings 21:1
- וַיָּ֖קָם וַיֵּלַ֑ךְ וִיהוֹנָתָ֖ן בָּ֥א הָעִֽיר
The Fathers on this verse
St Augustine Expositions on the Book of Psalms, Psalm LXVIII
16. It may also be required, when it hath not been said, if ye sleep in the lots, but “in the midst of the lots;” what this is, “in the midst of the lots.” Which expression indeed, if more exactly it were translated from the Greek, would signify, “in the midst between the lots,” which is in no one of the interpreters I have read: therefore I suppose, that what hath been said signifieth much the same, to wit the expression, “in the midst of the lots.” Hence therefore what seemeth to me I will explain. Ofttimes this word is wont to be used for uniting and pacifying one thing and another, that they may not mutually disagree: as when God is establishing His covenant between Himself and His people, this word the Scripture useth; for instead of that expression which is in Latin between Me and you, the Greek hath, in the midst of Me and you. …