1 Samuel 20:10

And David responded to Jonathan, “Who will repeat it to me, if your father may perhaps answer you harshly about me?”

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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: “May this be far from you. For certainly, if I ever realized that any wickedness was determined by my father against you, I would not be able to do anything other than report it to you.”

11And Jonathan said to David, “Come, and let us go out into the field.” And when they both had gone out into the field,

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Cross References

Genesis 42:30“The lord of the land spoke harshly to us, and he considered us to be scouts of the province.

1 Samuel 25:10But Nabal, responding to the servants of David, said: “Who is David? And who is the son of Jesse? Today, servants who are fleeing from their lords are increasing.

1 Samuel 25:17For this reason, consider and realize what you should do. For evil has been decided against your husband and against your house. And he is a son of Belial, so that no one is able to speak to him.”

Proverbs 18:23The poor will speak with supplications. And the rich will express themselves roughly.

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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