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1 Samuel 20:31

Jesse
Envy and jealousyPride

29 saying, ‘Please let me go, because our clan is holding a sacrifice in the city, and my brother has told me to be there. So now, if I have found favor in your eyes, please let me go and see my brothers.’ That is why he did not come to the king’s table.”

30 Then Saul’s anger burned against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the disgrace of the mother who bore you?

For as long as the son of Jesse lives on this earth, neither you nor your kingship shall be established. Now send for him and bring him to me, for he must surely die!”

32 “Why must he be put to death?” Jonathan replied. “What has he done?”

33 Then Saul hurled his spear at Jonathan to kill him; so Jonathan knew that his father was determined to kill David.

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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
For as long as the son of Jesse lives on this earth, neither you nor your kingship shall be established. Now send for him and bring him to me, for he must surely die!”
KJV
For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die.
WEB
For as long as the son of Jesse lives on the earth, you will not be established, nor will your kingdom. Therefore now send and bring him to me, for he shall surely die!”
ASV
For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die.
DARBY
For as long as the son of Jesse lives upon earth, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. And now send and fetch him to me, for he must die.
BLB
For all the days that the son of Jesse lives on the earth, you and your kingdom shall not be established. And now send and bring him to me, for he [is] a son of death.”
ÅB
For så lenge Isais sønn er til på jorden, er hverken du eller din kongemakt trygg. Send derfor bud og hent ham hit til meg, for han er dødsens.
OTB
For så lenge Isais sønn lever på jorden, vil du og ditt kongedømme ikke bli etablert. Nå, send noen og bring ham til meg, for han er dømt til å dø!"
B1930
For så lenge Isais sønn er til på jorden, er hverken du eller din kongemakt trygg. Send derfor bud og hent ham hit til mig, for han er dødsens.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 20:8

    Therefore deal faithfully with your servant, for you have brought me into a covenant with you before the LORD. If there is iniquity in me, then kill me yourself; why should you bring me to your father?”

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  • 1 Samuel 19:6

    Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan and swore an oath: “As surely as the LORD lives, David will not be put to death.”

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  • 1 Samuel 26:16

    This thing you have done is not good. As surely as the LORD lives, all of you deserve to die, since you did not protect your lord, the LORD’s anointed. Now look around. Where are the king’s spear and water jug that were by his head?”

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  • 1 Samuel 19:11–15

    Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch him and kill him in the morning. But David’s wife Michal warned him, “If you do not run for your life tonight, tomorrow you will be dead!”

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  • 2 Samuel 19:28

    For all the house of my grandfather deserves death from my lord the king, yet you have set your servant among those who eat at your table. What further right, then, do I have to keep appealing to the king?”

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  • Psalms 79:11

    May the groans of the captives reach You; by the strength of Your arm preserve those condemned to death.

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