1 Samuel 20:33
31 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?”
Then Saul hurled his spear at Jonathan to kill him; so Jonathan knew that his father was determined to kill David.
34 Jonathan got up from the table in fierce anger and did not eat any food that second day of the month, for he was grieved by his father’s shameful treatment of David.
35 In the morning Jonathan went out to the field for the appointment with David, and a small boy was with him.
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
- Then Saul hurled his spear at Jonathan to kill him; so Jonathan knew that his father was determined to kill David.
- KJV
- And Saul cast a javelin at him to smite him: whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined of his father to slay David.
- WEB
- Saul cast his spear at him to strike him. By this Jonathan knew that his father was determined to put David to death.
- ASV
- And Saul cast his spear at him to smite him; whereby Jonathan knew that is was determined of his father to put David to death.
- DARBY
- Then Saul cast the spear at him to smite him; and Jonathan knew that it was determined by his father to put David to death.
- BLB
- And Saul cast a spear at him to kill him, and Jonathan knew that it was determined by his father to kill David.
- ÅB
- Men Saul slynget spydet mot ham for å felle ham; da skjønte Jonatan at det var hans fars faste forsett å drepe David.
- OTB
- Da kastet Saul sitt spyd mot ham for å slå ham ned; så Jonatan forsto at hans far var fast bestemt på å drepe David.
- B1930
- Men Saul slynget spydet mot ham for å felle ham; da skjønte Jonatan at det var hans fars faste forsett å drepe David.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Samuel 20:7
If he says, ‘Good,’ then your servant is safe, but if he is enraged, you will know he has evil intentions.
Read in context1 Samuel 18:11
and he hurled it, thinking, “I will pin David to the wall.” But David eluded him twice.
Read in context1 Samuel 19:10
Saul tried to pin him to the wall with his spear. But the spear struck the wall and David eluded him, ran away, and escaped that night.
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