King Saul’s Water Jug

[Bob]

In 1 Samuel 26, King Saul pursued David, intending to kill him. Then, while Saul and his army were sleeping nearby, David crept up, right beside Saul, but refused to kill him, and instead took his spear and water jug. (1 Samuel 26:7-12)

It is curious that these two objects of Saul’s were mentioned, the water jug in particular. (One never reads of David or any others in Samuel traveling with water jugs.)

How big was it? Was it Huge, requiring a wagon for travel, or small enough to have by one’s side in the night?

Any historians have a clue?

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Blessings.

 

[lforrest]

In 1 Samuel 26, King Saul pursued David, intending to kill him. Then, while Saul and his army were sleeping nearby, David crept up, right beside Saul, but refused to kill him, and instead took his spear and water jug. (1 Samuel 26:7-12)

It is curious that these two objects of Saul’s were mentioned, the water jug in particular. (One never reads of David or any others in Samuel traveling with water jugs.)

How big was it? Was it Huge, requiring a wagon for travel, or small enough to have by one’s side in the night?

Any historians have a clue?

https://i.pinimg.com/236x/37/23/1e/37231e9ae2d63a29b564c0c0a291de78--bible-knowledge-ancient-scripts.jpg

Blessings.

What else could David have taken to prove he had the opertunity to kill Saul?

 

[Rockerduck]

In 1 Samuel 26, King Saul pursued David, intending to kill him. Then, while Saul and his army were sleeping nearby, David crept up, right beside Saul, but refused to kill him, and instead took his spear and water jug. (1 Samuel 26:7-12)

It is curious that these two objects of Saul’s were mentioned, the water jug in particular. (One never reads of David or any others in Samuel traveling with water jugs.)

How big was it? Was it Huge, requiring a wagon for travel, or small enough to have by one’s side in the night?

Any historians have a clue?

https://i.pinimg.com/236x/37/23/1e/37231e9ae2d63a29b564c0c0a291de78--bible-knowledge-ancient-scripts.jpg

Blessings.

Saul probably snored and had dry mouth and needed a swig of water in the morning. It was probably a small 8oz jug.

 

[Bob]

What else could David have taken to prove he had the opertunity to kill Saul?

Hmmm: maybe his sandals, or wallet?

 

[Bob]

Saul probably snored and had dry mouth and needed a swig of water in the morning. It was probably a small 8oz jug.

Who doesn’t need a swallow of water in the morning, or even during the night? Liquids were measures in “baths, hins, and logs,” with a “bath” estimated today at ~22 liters, 6 hins to the bath, and 12 logs to the hin. (Sounds Babylonian!)