1 Samuel 20:7

And 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.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be very wroth, then be sure that evil is determined by him.

In Context

6If thy father make mention of me, then say, Dauid asked leaue of me, that he might goe to Beth-lehem to his owne citie: for there is a yeerely sacrifice for all that familie.

8So shalt thou shew mercy vnto thy seruant: for thou hast ioyned thy seruant into a couenant of the Lord with thee, and if there be in me iniquitie, slay thou me: for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father?

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Cross References

1 Samuel 20:9And Ionathan answered, God keepe that from thee: for if I knewe that wickednesse were concluded of my father to come vpon thee, would not I tell it thee?

2 Samuel 17:4And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the Elders of Israel.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 20:2-9

David Consults Jonathan. ( b. c. 1058.) 1 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? 2 And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, but that he will shew it me: and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so. 3 And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in… Read the whole commentary →

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