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

30Saul became angry with Jonathan and said to him, “You stupid traitor! Don’t I realize that to your own disgrace and to the disgrace of your mother’s nakedness you have chosen this son of Jesse? 31For as long as this son of Jesse is alive on the earth, you and your kingdom will not be established. Now, send some men and bring him to me. For he is as good as dead!” Jonathan responded to his father Saul, “Why should he be put to death? What has he done?” 33Then Saul threw his spear at Jonathan in order to strike him down. So Jonathan was convinced that his father had decided to kill David. 34Jonathan got up from the table enraged. He did not eat any food on that second day of the new moon, for he was upset that his father had humiliated David.

1 Samuel 20:32 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָןyehônâthân · JonathanH3083
• answeredעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• his fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto him, Wherefore shall he be slainמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• what hath he doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 20:32

• 1 Samuel 19:5He risked his life when he struck down the Philistine and the Lord gave all Israel a great victory. When you saw it, you were happy. So why would you sin against innocent blood by putting David to death for no reason?”
• Proverbs 24:11Deliver those being taken away to death, and hold back those slipping to the slaughter.
• Proverbs 31:8Open your mouth on behalf of those unable to speak, for the legal rights of all the dying.
• John 7:51“Our law doesn’t condemn a man unless it first hears from him and learns what he is doing, does it?”
• Matthew 27:23He asked, “Why? What wrong has he done?” But they shouted more insistently, “Crucify him!”
• Luke 23:22A third time he said to them, “Why? What wrong has he done? I have found him guilty of no crime deserving death. I will therefore flog him and release him.”
• 1 Samuel 18:11and Saul threw the spear, thinking, “I’ll nail David to the wall!” But David escaped from him on two different occasions.
• 1 Samuel 19:10Saul tried to nail David to the wall with the spear, but he escaped from Saul’s presence and the spear drove into the wall. David escaped quickly that night.
• Proverbs 22:24Do not make friends with an angry person, and do not associate with a wrathful person,
• Ecclesiastes 9:3This is the unfortunate fact about everything that happens on earth: the same fate awaits everyone. In addition to this, the hearts of all people are full of evil, and there is folly in their hearts during their lives – then they die.
• Jeremiah 17:9The human mind is more deceitful than anything else. It is incurably bad. Who can understand it?
• 1 Samuel 20:7If he should then say, ‘That’s fine,’ then your servant is safe. But if he becomes very angry, be assured that he has decided to harm me.
• Ecclesiastes 7:9Do not let yourself be quickly provoked, for anger resides in the lap 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
• Artillery
• David
• Require
• Jesse
• 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