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

11He answered David, “Come on, let’s go out to the countryside.” So both of them went out to the countryside. 12“By the Lord, the God of Israel, I will sound out my father by this time tomorrow or the next day. If I find out that he is favorable toward you, will I not send for you and tell you? If my father intends to bring evil on you, may the Lord punish Jonathan and do so severely if I do not tell you and send you away so you may leave safely. May the Lord be with you, just as he was with my father. 14If I continue to live, show me kindness from the Lord, but if I die, 15don’t ever withdraw your kindness 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• soכֹּהkôh · thusH3541
• and much moreיָסַףyâsaph · to addH3254
• to Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָןyehônâthân · JonathanH3083
• but if it pleaseיָטַבyâţab · be goodH3190
• my fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• thee evilרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: harmH7451
• then I will shewאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · ear: to earsH241
• then I will shewגָּלָהgâlâh · to reveal: revealH1540
• it thee, and send thee awayשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• that thou mayest goהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• in peaceשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peace: well-beingH7965

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 20:13

• 1 Samuel 3:17“What was the message he gave you?” Eli asked. “Don’t hide it from me. May God punish you and do so severely if you hide anything from me that he told you.”
• 1 Samuel 25:22May God punish me and do so severely if I let any of his males survive until morning.”
• Ruth 1:17Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord punish me, and do so severely, if anything but death separates you and me.
• 2 Samuel 3:35Then they came to urge David to eat food while it was still day, but David took an oath: “May God punish me and do so severely if I taste bread or anything else before sunset!”
• 2 Samuel 19:13And tell Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my flesh and blood? May God punish me and do so severely if you don’t become commander of my army from now on instead of Joab! ’”
• 1 Kings 19:2So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods punish me and do so severely if I don’t make your life like the life of one of them by this time tomorrow!”
• 1 Kings 20:10Then Ben-hadad sent messengers to him and said, “May the gods punish me and do so severely if Samaria’s dust amounts to a handful for each of the people who follow me.”
• 1 Samuel 17:37Then David said, “The Lord who rescued me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine.” Saul said to David, “Go, and may the Lord be with you.”
• Joshua 1:5No one will be able to stand against you as long as you live. I will be with you, just as I was with Moses. I will not leave you or abandon you.
• 1 Chronicles 22:11“Now, my son, may the Lord be with you, and may you succeed in building the house of the Lord your God, as he said about you.
• Matthew 28:20teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
• Philippians 4:9Do what you have learned and received and heard from me, and seen in me, and the God of peace will be with you.
• 1 Samuel 10:7When these signs have happened to you, do whatever your circumstances require because God is with you.
• 1 Samuel 11:6When Saul heard these words, the Spirit of God suddenly came powerfully on him, and his anger burned furiously.
• 2 Samuel 7:15But my faithful love will never leave him as it did when 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