1 Samuel 20:13

1 Samuel 20:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Lord do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it please my father to do thee evil, then I will shew it thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and the Lord be with thee, as he hath been with my father.
• New International Version (NIV)But if my father intends to harm you, may the Lord deal with Jonathan, be it ever so severely, if I do not let you know and send you away in peace. May the Lord be with you as he has been with my father.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But should it please my father to do you harm, the Lord do so to Jonathan and more also if I do not disclose it to you and send you away, that you may go in safety. May the Lord be with you, as he has been with my father.
• New King James Version (NKJV)may the Lord do so and much more to Jonathan. But if it pleases my father to do you evil, then I will report it to you and send you away, that you may go in safety. And the Lord be with you as He has been with my father.

Context of 1 Samuel 20:13

11Jonathan said to David, “Come on. Let’s go out to the field.” When the two of them had gone out into the field, 12Jonathan said to David, “The Lord God of Israel is my witness. I will feel out my father about this time the day after tomorrow. If he is favorably inclined toward David, will I not then send word to you and let you know? But if my father intends to do you harm, may the Lord do all this and more to Jonathan, if I don’t let you know and send word to you so you can go safely on your way. May the Lord be with you, as he was with my father. 14While I am still alive, extend to me the loyalty of the Lord, or else I will die! 15Don’t ever cut off your loyalty to my family, not even when the Lord has cut off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth

1 Samuel 20:13 word by word

כֹּֽה־יַעֲשֶׂה֩ יְהוָ֨ה לִֽיהוֹנָתָ֜ן וְכֹ֣ה יֹסִ֗יף כִּֽי־יֵיטִ֨ב אֶל־אָבִ֤י אֶת־הָֽרָעָה֙ עָלֶ֔יךָ וְגָלִ֙יתִי֙ אֶת־אָזְנֶ֔ךָ וְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֖יךָ וְהָלַכְתָּ֣ לְשָׁל֑וֹם וִיהִ֤י יְהוָה֙ עִמָּ֔ךְ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיָ֖ה עִם־אָבִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• soכֹּהkôh · thusH3541
• and much moreיָסַףyâsaph · to addH3254
• to Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָןyehônâthân · JonathanH3083
• but if it pleaseיָטַבyâţab · be goodH3190
• my fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• thee evilרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: harmH7451
• then I will shewאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · ear: to earsH241
• then I will shewגָּלָהgâlâh · to reveal: revealH1540
• it thee, and send thee awayשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• that thou mayest goהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• in peaceשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peace: well-beingH7965

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 20:13

• 1 Samuel 3:17Eli said, “What message did he speak to you? Don’t conceal it from me. God will judge you severely if you conceal from me anything that he said to you!”
• 1 Samuel 25:22God will severely punish David, if I leave alive until morning even one male from all those who belong to him!”
• Ruth 1:17Wherever you die, I will die – and there I will be buried. May the Lord punish me severely if I do not keep my promise! Only death will be able to separate me from you!”
• 2 Samuel 3:35Then all the people came and encouraged David to eat food while it was still day. But David took an oath saying, “God will punish me severely if I taste bread or anything whatsoever before the sun sets!”
• 2 Samuel 19:13Say to Amasa, ‘Are you not my flesh and blood? God will punish me severely, if from this time on you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab!’”
• 1 Kings 19:2Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah with this warning, “May the gods judge me severely if by this time tomorrow I do not take your life as you did theirs!”
• 1 Kings 20:10Ben Hadad sent another message to him, “May the gods judge me severely if there is enough dirt left in Samaria for my soldiers to scoop up in their hands.”
• 1 Samuel 17:37David went on to say, “The Lord who delivered me from the lion and the bear will also deliver me from the hand of this Philistine!” Then Saul said to David, “Go! The Lord will be with you.”
• Joshua 1:5No one will be able to resist you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not abandon you or leave you alone.
• 1 Chronicles 22:11“Now, my son, may the Lord be with you! May you succeed and build a temple for the Lord your God, just as he announced you would.
• Matthew 28:20teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
• Philippians 4:9And what you learned and received and heard and saw in me, do these things. And the God of peace will be with you.
• 1 Samuel 10:7“When these signs have taken place, do whatever your hand finds to do, for God will be with you.
• 1 Samuel 11:6The Spirit of God rushed upon Saul when he heard these words, and he became very angry.
• 2 Samuel 7:15But my loyal love will not be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 20:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13The Lord be with thee, as he hath been with my father - From this, and other passages here it is evident that Jonathan knew that the Lord had appointed David to the kingdom.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-23Verses 11-23 Jonathan faithfully promises that he would let David know how he found his father affected towards him. It will be kindness to ourselves and to ours, to secure an interest in those whom God favours, and to make his friends ours. True friendship rests on a firm basis, and is able to silence ambition, self-love, and undue regard for others. But who can fully understand the love of Jesus, who gave himself as a sacrifice for rebellious, polluted…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13may the LORD punish me: Jonathan promised David he would keep his promise. as He has been with my father: Jonathan saw that God blessed David as God had once blessed his father. The divine favor that made Saul king (1 Samuel 9:14–10:1) would now make David king as Saul's replacement. Jonathan accepted this, even though he was Saul's natural successor.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