God’s Word Translation
1 Samuel 14:9
9If they say to us, ‘Stay where you are until we come to you,’ then we’ll stay where we are and not go up to them.
1 Samuel 14:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)If they say thus unto us, Tarry until we come to you; then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up unto them.
- New International Version (NIV)If they say to us, ‘Wait there until we come to you,’ we will stay where we are and not go up to them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)If they say to us, 'Wait until we come to you,' then we will stand still in our place, and we will not go up to them.
- New King James Version (NKJV)If they say thus to us, ‘Wait until we come to you,’ then we will stand still in our place and not go up to them.
Context of 1 Samuel 14:9
7His armorbearer answered him, “Do whatever you have in mind. Go ahead! I agree with you.” 8Jonathan continued, “Listen, we’ll cross over to the Philistines and show ourselves to them. If they say to us, ‘Stay where you are until we come to you,’ then we’ll stay where we are and not go up to them. 10But if they say to us, ‘Come up here,’ then we’ll go up, because that will be our sign that the Lord has handed them over to us.” 11So both of them showed themselves to the Philistine troops. The Philistines said, “Look, some Hebrews are coming out of the holes they were hiding in.”
Read all of 1 Samuel 141 Samuel 14:9 word by word
אִם־כֹּ֤ה יֹֽאמְרוּ֙ אֵלֵ֔ינוּ דֹּ֕מּוּ עַד־הַגִּיעֵ֖נוּ אֲלֵיכֶ֑ם וְעָמַ֣דְנוּ תַחְתֵּ֔ינוּ וְלֹ֥א נַעֲלֶ֖ה אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Samuel 14:9
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 14:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9If they say thus unto us - Jonathan had no doubt asked this as a sign from God; exactly as Eliezer the servant of Abraham did, Genesis 24:12.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-15Jonathan again fought in his father's battles (see also 1 Samuel 13:2–4; 31).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-109-10. if they say, Come up unto us; then we will go up: for the Lord hath delivered them into our hand--When Jonathan appears here to prescribe a sign or token of God's will, we may infer that the same spirit which inspired this enterprise suggested the means of its execution, and put into his heart what to ask of God. (See on Ge 24:12).Read the comment
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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
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