A bracelet is commonly worn by the oriental princes, as a
badge of power and authority. When the calif Cayem Bemrillah granted the
investiture of certain dominions to an eastern prince, he sent him
letters patent, a crown, a chain, and bracelets. This was probably the
reason that the Amalekite brought the bracelet which he found on Saul’s
arm, along with his crown, to David, 2 Sam. i, 10. It was a royal
ornament, and belonged to the regalia of the kingdom. The bracelet, it
must be acknowledged, was worn both by men and women of different ranks;
but the original word, in the second book of Samuel, occurs only in two
other places, and is quite different from the term which is employed to
express the more common ornament known by that name. And beside, this
ornament was worn by kings and princes in a different manner from their
subjects. It was fastened above the elbow; and was commonly of great
value.
badge of power and authority. When the calif Cayem Bemrillah granted the
investiture of certain dominions to an eastern prince, he sent him
letters patent, a crown, a chain, and bracelets. This was probably the
reason that the Amalekite brought the bracelet which he found on Saul’s
arm, along with his crown, to David, 2 Sam. i, 10. It was a royal
ornament, and belonged to the regalia of the kingdom. The bracelet, it
must be acknowledged, was worn both by men and women of different ranks;
but the original word, in the second book of Samuel, occurs only in two
other places, and is quite different from the term which is employed to
express the more common ornament known by that name. And beside, this
ornament was worn by kings and princes in a different manner from their
subjects. It was fastened above the elbow; and was commonly of great
value.