1 Samuel 20:32

“Why must he be put to death?” Jonathan replied. “What has he done?”

Berean Standard Bible

In The King James Version

And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore shall he be slain? what hath he done?

In Context

31For as long as the son of Jesse lives on this earth, neither you nor your kingship shall be established. Now send for him and bring him to me, for he must surely die!”

33Then Saul hurled his spear at Jonathan to kill him; so Jonathan knew that his father was determined to kill David.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 18:11and he hurled it, thinking, “I will pin David to the wall.” But David eluded him twice.

1 Samuel 19:10Saul tried to pin him to the wall with his spear. But the spear struck the wall and David eluded him, ran away, and escaped that night.

1 Samuel 20:7If he says, ‘Good,’ then your servant is safe, but if he is enraged, you will know he has evil intentions.

Proverbs 24:11Rescue those being led away to death, and restrain those stumbling toward the slaughter.

Ecclesiastes 7:9Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool.

Jeremiah 17:9The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 20:25-35

Jonathan Excuses David to Saul. ( b. c. 1058.) 24 So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat. 25 And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, even upon a seat by the wall: and Jonathan arose, and Abner sat by Saul's side, and David's place was empty. 26 Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean. 27 And it came to pass on the morrow, which was the second day of… Read the whole commentary →

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