1 Samuel 20:11
9 “Never!” Jonathan replied. “If I ever found out that my father had evil intentions against you, would I not tell you?”
10 Then David asked Jonathan, “Who will tell me if your father answers you harshly?”
“Come,” he replied, “let us go out to the field.” So the two of them went out into the field,
12 and Jonathan said, “By the LORD, the God of Israel, I will sound out my father by this time tomorrow or the next day. If he is favorable toward you, will I not send for you and tell you?
13 But if my father intends to bring evil on you, then may the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if I do not tell you and send you on your way in safety. May the LORD be with you, just as He has been with my father.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- “Come,” he replied, “let us go out to the field.” So the two of them went out into the field,
- KJV
- And Jonathan said unto David, Come, and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field.
- WEB
- Jonathan said to David, “Come! Let’s go out into the field.” They both went out into the field.
- ASV
- And Jonathan said unto David, Come, and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field.
- DARBY
- And Jonathan said to David, Come and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field.
- BLB
- And Jonathan said to David, “Come and let us go out into the field.” And the two of them went out into the field.
- ÅB
- Og Jonatan sa til David: Kom, la oss gå ut på marken! Så gikk de begge ut på marken.
- OTB
- Jonatan sa til David: "Kom, la oss gå ut i marken." Så de to gikk ut i marken.
- B1930
- Og Jonatan sa til David: Kom, la oss gå ut på marken! Så gikk de begge ut på marken.