* Saul's.
Job 5:2 Pr 14:29 19:12,19 21:24 25:28 27:3 Jas 1:19,20
* Thou, etc. or, Thou perverse rebel. Heb. Son of perverse
rebellion.
Pr 15:2 21:24 Mt 5:22 Eph 4:31 6:4
* and unto the.
This reflection on the mother of Jonathan, by the passionate
monarch, reflects more dishonour on himself than on his brave
and noble minded son. Mungo Park gives an instance of the
prevalence of the same principles in Africa; for he says,
"Maternal affection is every where conspicuous among the
Africans, and creates a correspondent return of tenderness in
the child. 'Strike me,' said my attendant, 'but do not curse
my mother.' I found the same sentiment to prevail universally
in all parts of Africa." King Saul, unable to villify Jonathan
to his own satisfaction by personal reproaches, outstepped the
ordinary abuse of his day, and proceeded to that which was
designed to produce unusual vexation, and vented the
bitterness of his mind by maligning the character of his own
wife and Jonathan's mother.
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