1 Samuel 14:40

1 Samuel 14:40 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then said he unto all Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side. And the people said unto Saul, Do what seemeth good unto thee.
• New International Version (NIV)Saul then said to all the Israelites, “You stand over there; I and Jonathan my son will stand over here.” “Do what seems best to you,” they replied.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then he said to all Israel, "You shall be on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side." And the people said to Saul, "Do what seems good to you."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then he said to all Israel, “You be on one side, and my son Jonathan and I will be on the other side.” And the people said to Saul, “Do what seems good to you.”

Context of 1 Samuel 14:40

38And Saul said, Draw ye near hither, all the heads of the people; and know and see wherein this sin has been this day. 39For, [as] Jehovah liveth, who has saved Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall certainly die. And no one answered him among all the people. Then said he to all Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side. And the people said to Saul, Do what is good in thy sight. 41And Saul said to Jehovah the God of Israel, Give a perfect [testimony]! And Jonathan and Saul were taken, and the people escaped. 42And Saul said, Cast [lots] between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was taken.

1 Samuel 14:40 word by word

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אַתֶּם֙ תִּֽהְיוּ֙ לְעֵ֣בֶר אֶחָ֔ד וַֽאֲנִי֙ וְיוֹנָתָ֣ן בְּנִ֔י נִהְיֶ֖ה לְעֵ֣בֶר אֶחָ֑ד וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ הָעָם֙ אֶל־שָׁא֔וּל הַטּ֥וֹב בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ עֲשֵֽׂה׃ סRead the interlinear

• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• Beהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• sideעֵ֫בֶר‛êber · side: besideH5676
• Jonathanיוֹנָתָןyônâthân · JonathanH3129
• sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 14:40

• 1 Samuel 14:7And his armour-bearer said to him, Do all that is in thy heart; turn thee; behold, I am with thee according to thy heart.
• 2 Samuel 15:15And the king's servants said to the king, Behold, thy servants [will do] whatever my lord the king shall choose.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 14:40

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 36-46Verses 36-46 If God turns away our prayer, we have reason to suspect it is for some sin harboured in our hearts, which we should find out, that we may put it away, and put it to death. We should always first suspect and examine ourselves; but an unhumbled heart suspects every other person, and looks every where but at home for the sinful cause of calamity. Jonathan was discovered to be the offender. Those most indulgent to their own sins are most severe…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-52Saul's actions in this chapter further support his removal as king (1 Samuel 13:8–14; see also 15). Saul was estranged from both Samuel and his brave son Jonathan. 1 Samuel 14 foreshadows Jonathan's important role in the shift from Saul's rule to David's.Read the comment

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• Israel
• Jonathan
• Saul
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Paul, Saul
• Discomfiture
• Discover
• Enlighten
• Faulty

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 14

• 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
• EGW Writings