1 Samuel 20:10

Then David said to Jonathan, Who will give me word if your father gives you a rough answer?

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In The King James Version

Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly?

In Context

9And Jonathan said, Do not have such a thought: for if I saw that my father was designing evil against you, would I not give you word of it?

11And Jonathan said to David, Come, let us go out into the country. And the two of them went out together into the open country.

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Cross References

Genesis 42:30The man who is the ruler of the country was rough with us and put us in prison, saying that we had come with a secret evil purpose.

1 Samuel 25:10And Nabal gave them his answer and said, Who is David? who is the son of Jesse? there are a number of servants in these days running away from their masters.

1 Samuel 25:17So now, give thought to what you are going to do; for evil is in store for our master and all his house: for he is such a good-for-nothing person that it is not possible to say anything to him.

Proverbs 18:23The poor man makes requests for grace, but the man of wealth gives a rough answer.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 20:10-24

Jonathan's Covenant with David. ( b. c. 1058.) 9 And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee: for if I knew certainly that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee? 10 Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly? 11 And Jonathan said unto David, Come, and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field. 12 And Jonathan said unto David, O Lord God of Israel, when I have sounded my father about to morrow… Read the whole commentary →

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