1 Samuel 20:9

And Jonathan said—Far be it from thee! but, if I, get to know, that harm is determined by my father, to bring it upon thee, is not, that, the thing that I will tell thee?

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee: for if I knew certainly that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee?

In Context

8Thus shalt thou do a lovingkindness for thy servant, for, into a covenant of Yahweh, hast thou brought thy servant, with thee,—But, if there is in me transgression, put me to death, thyself, for, unto thy father, wherefore shouldst thou bring me in?

10Then said David unto Jonathan, Who shall tell me,—if thy father answer thee aught that is, harsh?

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Cross References

1 Samuel 19:3and, I, will come out and stand beside my father, in the field where, thou, art, and, I, will speak of thee unto my father,—and, if I see aught, I will tell thee.

1 Samuel 20:42Then said Jonathan unto David—Go in peace,—[remembering] that, we, have both sworn in the name of Yahweh, saying, Yahweh shall be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed, unto times age-abiding. And he arose, and departed,—and, Jonathan, entered the city.

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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