109 Relationship Between Saul and David both “souls”, by the making of a covenant with David ( see below ) , and by giving David his robe, garments, girdle, and weapons . On the surface, the latter gesture of goodwill means that Jonathan sacrifices his best gear and arms supplying them to David for his service as a military commander . Yet, the attentive reader of the second version of the book knows better : unconsciously, Jonathan at this early stage gives up the symbols of the kingship succession by offering them to David ( Ackroyd 1971 : 147 ; Gunn 1980 : 80 ; Brueggemann 1933 : Jobling 1998 : 96 ) . It comes, however, as no surprise to ; 233 – 232 the attentive reader who knows about the clandestine anointment of David as king by Samuel ( 16 : 1 – 13 ) and who is aware as well that the robe, the spear, and the sword ser ve as motifs representing various aspects of the leadership and kingship in the Samuel - Saul story cycle Garsiel 1987 : 36 – 40 ) . ( In this scene, David seems t...
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