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Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Samuel 20:30

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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20:30 You stupid son of a whore! This epithet was as strong and insulting in Hebrew as it is in English. • shaming yourself: Saul was interested in the legacy of his own dynasty. He viewed David’s actions as ultimately directed against Jonathan, the hereditary successor. To Saul, Jonathan was stupidly hurting and shaming himself by supporting David.
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