1 Samuel 19:4
And Jonathan spoke good of David to Saul his father, and said to him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David, because he has not sinned against thee, and because his works have been very good toward thee.
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Genesis 42:22And Reuben answered them, saying, Did I not speak to you, saying, Sin not against the child, and ye would not hear? Therefore also, behold, his blood is required.
1 Samuel 20:32And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said to him, Why should he be put to death? What has he done?
2 Chronicles 6:22If a man sins against his neighbor, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and he comes [and] swears before thine altar in this house,
Psalms 59:4They run and prepare themselves without [my] fault. Awake thou to help me, and behold.
Proverbs 17:13He who rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
Proverbs 31:8Open thy mouth for the mute, in the cause of all such as are left desolate.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 19:2-8
Saul's Jealousy of David; Jonathan's Intercession for David. ( b. c. 1058.) 1 And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David. 2 But Jonathan Saul's son delighted much in David: and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself: 3 And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and I will commune with my father of… Read the whole commentary →