1 Samuel 20:7

1 Samuel 20:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be very wroth, then be sure that evil is determined by him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)If he says, 'Good!' it will be well with your servant, but if he is angry, then know that harm is determined by him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)If he says thus: ‘It is well,’ your servant will be safe. But if he is very angry, be sure that evil is determined by him.
• New Living Translation (NLT)If he says, ‘Fine!’ you will know all is well. But if he is angry and loses his temper, you will know he is determined to kill me.

Context of 1 Samuel 20:7

5So David said, “Look, tomorrow is the New Moon feast, and I am supposed to dine with the king; but let me go and hide in the field until the evening of the day after tomorrow. 6If your father misses me at all, tell him, ‘David earnestly asked my permission to hurry to Bethlehem, his hometown, because an annual sacrifice is being made there for his whole clan.’ If he says, ‘Very well,’ then your servant is safe. But if he loses his temper, you can be sure that he is determined to harm me. 8As for you, show kindness to your servant, for you have brought him into a covenant with you before the Lord. If I am guilty, then kill me yourself! Why hand me over to your father?” 9“Never!” Jonathan said. “If I had the least inkling that my father was determined to harm you, wouldn’t I tell you?”

1 Samuel 20:7 word by word

אִם־כֹּ֥ה יֹאמַ֛ר ט֖וֹב שָׁל֣וֹם לְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ וְאִם־חָרֹ֤ה יֶֽחֱרֶה֙ ל֔וֹ דַּ֕ע כִּֽי־כָלְתָ֥ה הָרָעָ֖ה מֵעִמּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• If he sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• wellטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• thy servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• shall have peaceשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peace: well-beingH7965
• but if he be veryחָרָהchârâh · to be incensedH2734
• be sureיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• that evilרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: harmH7451
• is determinedכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: decidesH3615

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 20:7

• Deuteronomy 1:23The idea seemed good to me; so I selected twelve of you, one man from each tribe.
• 2 Samuel 17:4This plan seemed good to Absalom and to all the elders of Israel.
• 1 Samuel 20:9“Never!” Jonathan said. “If I had the least inkling that my father was determined to harm you, wouldn’t I tell you?”
• 1 Samuel 25:17Now think it over and see what you can do, because disaster is hanging over our master and his whole household. He is such a wicked man that no one can talk to him.”
• Esther 7:7The king got up in a rage, left his wine and went out into the palace garden. But Haman, realizing that the king had already decided his fate, stayed behind to beg Queen Esther for his life.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 20:7

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7Israelite families might choose a new moon festival for their yearly family sacrifice (see, for example, 1 Samuel 1:3).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-101Sa 20:1-10. David Consults with Jonathan for His Safety. 1-3. David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan--He could not remain in Naioth, for he had strong reason to fear that when the religious fit, if we may so call it, was over, Saul would relapse into his usual fell and sanguinary temper. It may be thought that David acted imprudently in directing his flight to Gibeah. But he was evidently prompted to go thither by the most…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 20:7

• Influence

In the dictionaries

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

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