1 Samuel 20:13

1 Samuel 20:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Lord do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it please my father to do thee evil, then I will shew it thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and the Lord be with thee, as he hath been with my father.
• New International Version (NIV)But if my father intends to harm you, may the Lord deal with Jonathan, be it ever so severely, if I do not let you know and send you away in peace. May the Lord be with you as he has been with my father.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But should it please my father to do you harm, the Lord do so to Jonathan and more also if I do not disclose it to you and send you away, that you may go in safety. May the Lord be with you, as he has been with my father.
• New King James Version (NKJV)may the Lord do so and much more to Jonathan. But if it pleases my father to do you evil, then I will report it to you and send you away, that you may go in safety. And the Lord be with you as He has been with my father.

Context of 1 Samuel 20:13

11“Come,” he replied, “let us go out to the field.” So the two of them went out into the field, 12and 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? 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. 14And as long as I live, treat me with the LORD’s loving devotion, that I may not die, 15and do not ever cut off your loving devotion from my household—not even when the LORD cuts off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth.”

1 Samuel 20:13 word by word

כֹּֽה־יַעֲשֶׂה֩ יְהוָ֨ה לִֽיהוֹנָתָ֜ן וְכֹ֣ה יֹסִ֗יף כִּֽי־יֵיטִ֨ב אֶל־אָבִ֤י אֶת־הָֽרָעָה֙ עָלֶ֔יךָ וְגָלִ֙יתִי֙ אֶת־אָזְנֶ֔ךָ וְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֖יךָ וְהָלַכְתָּ֣ לְשָׁל֑וֹם וִיהִ֤י יְהוָה֙ עִמָּ֔ךְ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיָ֖ה עִם־אָבִֽי׃Read the interlinear

• But ifכִּיkîy · forH3588
• my fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• intendsיָטַבyâţab · be goodH3190
• toאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• bring evilרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: harmH7451
• on youעַל‛al · uponH5921
• then may the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• punishכֹּהkôh · thusH3541
• punishעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• meיְהוֹנָתָןyehônâthân · JonathanH3083
• severelyיָסַףyâsaph · to addH3254
• if I do not tellגָּלָהgâlâh · to reveal: revealH1540
• youאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · ear: to earsH241
• and send you on your wayשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• and send you on your wayהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• in safetyשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peace: well-beingH7965
• beהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• with youעִם‛im · withH5973
• just asכַּאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · as whichH834

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 20:13

• 1 Samuel 3:17“What was the message He gave you?” Eli asked. “Do not hide it from me. May God punish you, and ever so severely, if you hide from me anything He said to you.”
• 1 Samuel 25:22May God punish David, and ever so severely, if I let one male belonging to Nabal survive until morning.”
• Ruth 1:17Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if anything but death separates you and me.”
• 2 Samuel 3:35Then all the people came and urged David to eat something while it was still day, but David took an oath, saying, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if I taste bread or anything else before the sun sets!”
• 2 Samuel 19:13And say to Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my flesh and blood? May God punish me, and ever so severely, if from now on you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab!’”
• 1 Kings 19:2So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I have not made your life like the lives of those you killed!”
• 1 Kings 20:10Then Ben-hadad sent another message to Ahab: “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if enough dust remains of Samaria for each of my men to have a handful.”
• 1 Samuel 17:37David added, “The LORD, who delivered me from the claws of the lion and the bear, will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” “Go,” said Saul, “and may the LORD be with you.”
• Joshua 1:5No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
• 1 Chronicles 22:11Now, my son, may the LORD be with you, and may you succeed in building the house of the LORD your God, as He said you would.
• Matthew 28:20and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
• Philippians 4:9Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me, put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
• 1 Samuel 10:7When these signs have come, do as the occasion demands, for God is with you.
• 1 Samuel 11:6When Saul heard their words, the Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he burned with great anger.
• 2 Samuel 7:15But My loving devotion will never be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 20:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13The Lord be with thee, as he hath been with my father - From this, and other passages here it is evident that Jonathan knew that the Lord had appointed David to the kingdom.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-23Verses 11-23 Jonathan faithfully promises that he would let David know how he found his father affected towards him. It will be kindness to ourselves and to ours, to secure an interest in those whom God favours, and to make his friends ours. True friendship rests on a firm basis, and is able to silence ambition, self-love, and undue regard for others. But who can fully understand the love of Jesus, who gave himself as a sacrifice for rebellious, polluted…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13may the LORD punish me: Jonathan promised David he would keep his promise. as He has been with my father: Jonathan saw that God blessed David as God had once blessed his father. The divine favor that made Saul king (1 Samuel 9:14–10:1) would now make David king as Saul's replacement. Jonathan accepted this, even though he was Saul's natural successor.Read the comment

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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary