1 Samuel 20:31

1 Samuel 20:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die.
• New International Version (NIV)As long as the son of Jesse lives on this earth, neither you nor your kingdom will be established. Now send someone to bring him to me, for he must die!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)For 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."
• New King James Version (NKJV)For as long as the son of Jesse lives on the earth, you shall not be established, nor your kingdom. Now therefore, send and bring him to me, for he shall surely die.”

Context of 1 Samuel 20:31

29He said, ‘Please let me go, because our family has a sacrifice in the city, and my brother has ordered me to attend. So now, if I have found favor in your sight, please let me slip away so that I may see my brothers.’ For this reason he has not come to the king’s table.” 30Then Saul’s anger burned against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse, rebellious woman! Do I not know that you are choosing the son of Jesse to your own shame, and to the shame of your mother’s nakedness? For, as long as the son of Jesse lives on the earth, neither you nor your kingdom will be established. Now then, send men and bring him to me, for he is doomed to die!” 32But Jonathan replied to his father Saul and said to him, “Why must he be put to death? What has he done?” 33Then Saul hurled his spear at him to strike and kill him; so Jonathan knew that his father had decided to put David to death.

1 Samuel 20:31 word by word

כִּ֣י כָל־הַיָּמִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר בֶּן־יִשַׁי֙ חַ֣י עַל־הָאֲדָמָ֔ה לֹ֥א תִכּ֖וֹן אַתָּ֣ה וּמַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָ וְעַתָּ֗ה שְׁלַ֨ח וְקַ֤ח אֹתוֹ֙ אֵלַ֔י כִּ֥י בֶן־מָ֖וֶת הֽוּא׃ סRead the interlinear

• asכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• asיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• as the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Jesseיִשַׁיyishay 'îyshay · JesseH3448
• on the earthאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: planetH127
• neitherלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• your kingdomמַלְכוּתmalkûth malkûth malkûyâh · royaltyH4438
• will be establishedכּוּןkûn · to establish: establishH3559
• Nowעַתָּ֫ה‛attâh · nowH6258
• then, sendשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• and bringלָקַחlâqach · to take: bringH3947
• doomedבֵּןbên · son: type ofH1121
• to dieמָ֫וֶתmâveth · deathH4194

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 20:31

• 1 Samuel 20:8So deal kindly with your servant, for you have brought your servant into a covenant of the Lord with you. But if I am guilty of wrongdoing, kill me yourself; for why then should you bring me to your father?”
• 1 Samuel 19:6Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan, and Saul vowed, “As the Lord lives, David shall not be put to death.”
• 1 Samuel 26:16This thing that you have done is not good. As the Lord lives, all of you undoubtedly must die, because you did not guard your lord, the Lord’s anointed. And now, see where the king’s spear is and the jug of water that was at his head!”
• 2 Samuel 19:28For all my father’s household was only people worthy of death to my lord the king; yet you placed your servant among those who ate at your own table. So what right do I still have, that I should complain anymore to the king?”
• Psalms 79:11Let the groaning of the prisoner come before You; According to the greatness of Your power, let those who are doomed to die remain.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 20:31

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-34Verses 24-34 None were more constant than David in attending holy duties; nor had he been absent, but self-preservation obliged him to withdraw. In great peril present opportunities for Divine ordinances may be waved. But it is bad for us, except in case of necessity, to omit any opportunity of statedly attending on them. Jonathan did wisely and well for himself and family, to secure an interest in David, yet for this he is blamed. It is good to take…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 20:31

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In the dictionaries

• Jesse
• Artillery
• David
• Require
• Jonathan (2)
• Samuel, Books of

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