1 Samuel 20:1

And David fled from Nayoth near Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is my iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life?

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In The King James Version

And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life?

In Context

2And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father is not wont to do a great thing or a small thing, which he doth not inform me of; and why should my father conceal this thing from me? it is not so.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 12:3Behold, here am I; testify against me in the presence of the Lord, and in the presence of his anointed: Whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or from whose hand have I received any ransom so that I withdrew my eyes from him? and I will restore it you.

1 Samuel 19:18So David fled, and escaped, and came unto Samuel to Ramah, and he told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and remained in Nayoth.

1 Samuel 20:32And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore shall he be put to death? what hath he done?

1 Samuel 24:9And David said to Saul, Wherefore wilt thou listen to men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy injury?

1 Samuel 24:12May the Lord judge between me and thee, and may the Lord avenge me on thee; but my hand shall not be against thee.

1 Samuel 26:18And he said, Why is this that my lord doth pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 20:1

David, having several times narrowly escaped Saul's fury, begins to consider at last whether it may not be necessary for him to retire into the country and to take up arms in his own defence. But he will not do so daring a thing without consulting his faithful friend Jonathan; how he did this, and what passed between them, we have an account in this chapter, where we have as surprising instances of supernatural love as we had in the chapter before of unnatural hatred. I. David complains to Jonathan of his present… Read the whole commentary →

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