1 Samuel 20:32

And Ionathan answered vnto Saul his father, and said vnto him, Wherefore shall he die? what hath he done?

Geneva Bible 1599

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 sonne of Ishai liueth vpon the earth, thou shalt not be stablished, nor thy kingdome: wherefore now send and fet him vnto me, for he shall surely die.

33And Saul cast a speare at him to hit him, whereby Ionathan knew, that it was determined of his father to slay Dauid.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 18:11And Saul tooke the speare, and sayd, I will smite Dauid through to the wall. But Dauid auoyded twise out of his presence.

1 Samuel 19:10And Saul intended to smite Dauid to the wall with the speare: but hee turned aside out of Sauls presence, and he smote the speare against the wall: but Dauid fled, and escaped the same night.

1 Samuel 20:7And if he say thus, It is well, thy seruant shall haue peace: but if he be angrie, be sure that wickednesse is concluded of him.

Proverbs 24:11Deliuer them that are drawen to death: wilt thou not preserue them that are led to be slaine?

Ecclesiastes 7:9Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad: and the rewarde destroyeth the heart.

Jeremiah 17:9The heart is deceitfull and wicked aboue all things, who can knowe 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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