1 Samuel 20:32

And Jonathan responded to Saul his father,—and said unto him—Wherefore must he be put to death, What hath he done?

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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, liveth on the ground, thou wilt not be established, thou nor thy kingdom, Now, therefore, send and fetch him unto me, for, doomed to death, is he!

33And Saul hurled his spear at him, to smite him. So Jonathan knew that it was, determined, of his father, to put David to death.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 18:11Saul hurled the spear, and said to himself—I will smite David, even to the wall! But David moved round from before him, twice.

1 Samuel 19:10Saul sought to smite David with the spear, even to the wall, but he slipped away from before Saul, who smote the spear into the wall,—whereas, David, fled and escaped, that night.

1 Samuel 20:7If, thus, he say—It is well,—thy servant shall have, peace,—but, if it, anger, him, know that harm hath been determined by him.

Proverbs 24:11Deliver thou such as are being led forth to death, and, them who are tottering to slaughter, oh that thou wouldst hold back!

Ecclesiastes 7:9Do not be rash in thy spirit, to be indignant,—for, indignation, in the bosom of dullards, doth remain.

Jeremiah 17:9Deceitful is the heart above all things And, dangerously wayward,—Who can know 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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