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1 Samuel 20:10
10David asked Jonathan, ‘If your father answers you in an angry way, who will tell me?’
1 Samuel 20:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly?
- New International Version (NIV)David asked, “Who will tell me if your father answers you harshly?”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then David said to Jonathan, "Who will tell me if your father answers you roughly?"
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then David said to Jonathan, “Who will tell me, or what if your father answers you roughly?”
Context of 1 Samuel 20:10
8Jonathan, please show that you love me. The Lord knows about the promise that you made, to be my friend. If I am guilty of a sin, please kill me yourself. Do not let your father kill me.’ 9Jonathan said, ‘No, that will never happen! If I ever find out that my father wants to kill you, I will surely tell you.’ David asked Jonathan, ‘If your father answers you in an angry way, who will tell me?’ 11Jonathan said, ‘Come with me into the field.’ So they went there together. 12Then Jonathan said to David, ‘I make this promise to you, and the Lord, Israel's God, knows that it is true. Tomorrow or the next day I will find out what my father is thinking about you. If he is feeling friendly to you, I will send someone to tell you.
Read all of 1 Samuel 201 Samuel 20:10 word by word
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר דָּוִד֙ אֶל־יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן מִ֖י יַגִּ֣יד לִ֑י א֛וֹ מַה־יַּעַנְךָ֥ אָבִ֖יךָ קָשָֽׁה׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 20:10
- 1 Samuel 20:30Saul became very angry with Jonathan. He said, ‘You stupid man! I see that you have turned against me! You have become a friend of that son of Jesse. You have brought shame on yourself. Your mother should be ashamed that she gave birth to you!
- 1 Samuel 25:10Nabal answered David's young men, ‘Who is this David? Do I know this son of Jesse? Many servants run away from their masters these days.
- Genesis 42:7As soon as Joseph saw the men, he knew that they were his brothers. But he spoke to them as if they were strangers. He did not speak to them in a kind way. He asked them, ‘Where do you come from?’ They replied, ‘We come from the land of Canaan. We have come here to buy food.’
- 1 Kings 12:13King Rehoboam spoke cruel words to the people. He did not agree to say what the older men had told him to say.
- Proverbs 18:23A poor person has to ask for help. But a rich person can insult people.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 20:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Who shall tell me? - Who shall give me the necessary information? What means wilt thou use to convey this intelligence to me?Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-101Sa 20:1-10. David Consults with Jonathan for His Safety. 1-3. David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan--He could not remain in Naioth, for he had strong reason to fear that when the religious fit, if we may so call it, was over, Saul would relapse into his usual fell and sanguinary temper. It may be thought that David acted imprudently in directing his flight to Gibeah. But he was evidently prompted to go thither by the most…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
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