1 Samuel 20:32

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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Jonathan answered Saul his father, "Why should he be put to death? What has he done?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said to him, “Why should he be killed? What has he done?”

Context of 1 Samuel 20:32

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? 31For, 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!” But 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. 34Then Jonathan got up from the table in the heat of anger, and did not eat food on the second day of the new moon, because he was worried about David since his father had insulted him.

1 Samuel 20:32 word by word

וַיַּ֙עַן֙ יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן אֶת־שָׁא֖וּל אָבִ֑יו וַיֹּ֧אמֶר אֵלָ֛יו לָ֥מָּה יוּמַ֖ת מֶ֥ה עָשָֽׂה׃Read the interlinear

• But Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָןyehônâthân · JonathanH3083
• repliedעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• to his fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Whyמָהmâh mah mâ ma meh · what?H4100
• must he be putמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• has he doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 20:32

• 1 Samuel 19:5For he took his life in his hand and struck the Philistine, and the Lord brought about a great victory for all Israel; you saw it and rejoiced. Why then would you sin against innocent blood by putting David to death for no reason?”
• Proverbs 24:11Rescue those who are being taken away to death, And those who are staggering to the slaughter, Oh hold them back!
• Proverbs 31:8Open your mouth for the people who cannot speak, For the rights of all the unfortunate.
• John 7:51“Our Law does not judge the person unless it first hears from him and knows what he is doing, does it?”
• Matthew 27:23But he said, “Why, what evil has He done?” Yet they kept shouting all the more, saying, “Crucify Him!”
• Luke 23:22And he said to them a third time, “Why, what has this Man done wrong? I have found in His case no grounds for a sentence of death; therefore I will punish Him and release Him.”
• 1 Samuel 18:11Then Saul hurled the spear, for he thought, “I will pin David to the wall.” But David escaped from his presence, twice.
• 1 Samuel 19:10And Saul tried to pin David to the wall with the spear, but he escaped from Saul’s presence, so that he stuck the spear into the wall. And David fled and escaped that night.
• Proverbs 22:24Do not make friends with a person given to anger, Or go with a hot-tempered person,
• Ecclesiastes 9:3This is an evil in everything that is done under the sun, that there is one fate for everyone. Furthermore, the hearts of the sons of mankind are full of evil, and insanity is in their hearts throughout their lives. Afterward they go to the dead.
• Jeremiah 17:9“The heart is more deceitful than all else And is desperately sick; Who can understand it?
• 1 Samuel 20:7If he says, ‘That is good,’ your servant will be safe; but if he is very angry, be aware that he has decided on evil.
• Ecclesiastes 7:9Do not be eager in your spirit to be angry, For anger resides in the heart of fools.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 20:32

• 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 20:32

• Anger
• Arrow
• Holy Spirit
• Jealousy
• Malice
• Symbols and Similitudes

In the dictionaries

• Jonathan
• Saul
• Paul, Saul
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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