English Standard Version
1 Samuel 20:32
32Then Jonathan answered Saul his father, "Why should he be put to death? What has he done?"
1 Samuel 20:32 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore shall he be slain? what hath he done?
- New International Version (NIV)“Why should he be put to death? What has he done?” Jonathan asked his father.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said to him, “Why should he be killed? What has he done?”
- New Living Translation (NLT)“But why should he be put to death?” Jonathan asked his father. “What has he done?”
Context of 1 Samuel 20:32
30Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said to him, "You son of a perverse, rebellious woman, do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame, and to the shame of your mother's nakedness? 31For as long as the son of Jesse lives on the earth, neither you nor your kingdom shall be established. Therefore send and bring him to me, for he shall surely die." Then Jonathan answered Saul his father, "Why should he be put to death? What has he done?" 33But Saul hurled his spear at him to strike him. So Jonathan knew that his father was determined to put David to death. 34And Jonathan rose from the table in fierce anger and ate no food the second day of the month, for he was grieved for David, because his father had disgraced him.
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וַיַּ֙עַן֙ יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן אֶת־שָׁא֖וּל אָבִ֑יו וַיֹּ֧אמֶר אֵלָ֛יו לָ֥מָּה יוּמַ֖ת מֶ֥ה עָשָֽׂה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Samuel 20:32
- 1 Samuel 19:5For he took his life in his hand and he struck down the Philistine, and the Lord worked a great salvation for all Israel. You saw it, and rejoiced. Why then will you sin against innocent blood by killing David without cause?"
- Proverbs 24:11Rescue those who are being taken away to death; hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter.
- Proverbs 31:8Open your mouth for the mute, for the rights of all who are destitute.
- John 7:51"Does our law judge a man without first giving him a hearing and learning what he does?"
- Matthew 27:23And he said, "Why? What evil has he done?" But they shouted all the more, "Let him be crucified!"
- Luke 23:22A third time he said to them, "Why? What evil has he done? I have found in him no guilt deserving death. I will therefore punish and release him."
- 1 Samuel 18:11And Saul hurled the spear, for he thought, "I will pin David to the wall." But David evaded him twice.
- 1 Samuel 19:10And Saul sought to pin David to the wall with the spear, but he eluded Saul, so that he struck the spear into the wall. And David fled and escaped that night.
- Proverbs 22:24Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man,
- Ecclesiastes 9:3This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that the same event happens to all. Also, the hearts of the children of man are full of evil, and madness is in their hearts while they live, and after that they go to the dead.
- Jeremiah 17:9The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?
- 1 Samuel 20:7If he says, 'Good!' it will be well with your servant, but if he is angry, then know that harm is determined by him.
- Ecclesiastes 7:9Be not quick in your spirit to become angry, for anger lodges in the heart of fools.
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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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