1 Samuel 20:28
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 the month, that David’s place was empty: and Saul said unto Jonathan his son, Wherefore cometh not the son of Jesse to meat, neither yesterday, nor to day?
And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Beth-lehem:
29 And he said, Let me go, I pray thee; for our family hath a sacrifice in the city; and my brother, he hath commanded me to be there: and now, if I have found favour in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he cometh not unto the king’s table.
30 Then Saul’s anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother’s nakedness?
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
- Jonathan answered, “David urgently requested my permission to go to Bethlehem,
- KJV
- And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Beth-lehem:
- WEB
- Jonathan answered Saul, “David earnestly asked permission of me to go to Bethlehem.
- ASV
- And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Beth-lehem:
- DARBY
- And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me [to go] to Bethlehem,
- BLB
- And Jonathan answered Saul, “David urgently requested from me [to go] to Bethlehem,
- ÅB
- Jonatan svarte Saul: David; ba meg inntrengende om han måtte få gå til Betlehem;
- OTB
- Jonatan svarte Saul: "David ba innstendig om tillatelse fra meg til å dra til Betlehem.
- B1930
- Jonatan svarte Saul: David; bad mig inntrengende om han måtte få gå til Betlehem;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Samuel 20:6
If thy father at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Beth-lehem his city: for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family.
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