1 Samuel 20:1

Then David fled from Naioth in Ramah. He came to Jonathan and asked, “What have I done? What is my iniquity? How have I sinned against your father, that he wants to take my life?”

² “Far from it!” Jonathan replied. “You will not die. Indeed, my father does nothing, great or small, without telling me. So why would he hide this matter from me? This cannot be true!”

³ But David again vowed, “Your father knows very well that I have found favor in your eyes, and he has said, ‘Jonathan must not know of this, or he will be grieved.’ As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, there is but a step between me and death.”

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Then David fled from Naioth in Ramah. He came to Jonathan and asked, “What have I done? What is my iniquity? How have I sinned against your father, that he wants to take my life?”
KJV: 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?
WEB: David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said to Jonathan, “What have I done? What is my iniquity? What is my sin before your father, that he seeks my life?”
ASV: 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?
DARBY: And David fled from Naioth by 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 seeks my life?
BLB: And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and he came and said to Jonathan, “What have I done? What [is] my iniquity? And what [is] my sin before the face of your father, that he is seeking my life?”

ÅB: Men David flyktet fra Nevajot ved Rama og kom og sa åpent og likefrem til Jonatan: Hva har jeg gjort, hva er min misgjerning, og hva er min synd mot din far, siden han står meg etter livet?
OTB: Da flyktet David fra Naiot i Rama, og kom og sa til Jonatan: "Hva har jeg gjort? Hva er min skyld? Hva er min synd overfor din far, siden han søker å ta mitt liv?"
B1930: Men David flyktet fra Nevajot ved Rama og kom og sa åpent og likefrem til Jonatan: Hvad har jeg gjort, hvad er min misgjerning, og hvad er min synd mot din far, siden han står mig efter livet?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

2 Peter 2:9
if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.
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2 Corinthians 1:12
And this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.
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1 John 3:21
Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God,
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1 Samuel 12:3
Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.”
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1 Samuel 24:9
and said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Look, David intends to harm you’?
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1 Samuel 24:11
See, my father, look at the corner of your robe in my hand. For I cut it off, but I did not kill you. See and know that there is no evil or rebellion in my hands. I have not sinned against you, even though you are hunting me down to take my life.
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1 Samuel 24:17
and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, though I have rewarded you with evil.
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Psalms 7:3–5
O LORD my God, if I have done this, if injustice is on my hands,
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