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1 Samuel 20:32
32But Jonathan answered his father Saul, “Why should he be put to death? What has he done?”
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 rage blazed against Jonathan and he said to him, “You son of a perverse, rebellious woman! Don’t I know that you have chosen 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 earth, neither you nor your kingship will be secure. Now, send word and bring him to me, for he is a son of death!” But Jonathan answered his father Saul, “Why should he be put to death? What has he done?” 33Then Saul hurled his spear at him to strike him down. So Jonathan knew that his father was determined to put David to death. 34So Jonathan rose up from the table in fierce anger, and did not eat food the second day of the new month, for he was grieved over David, because his father had dishonored him.
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וַיַּ֙עַן֙ יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן אֶת־שָׁא֖וּל אָבִ֑יו וַיֹּ֧אמֶר אֵלָ֛יו לָ֥מָּה יוּמַ֖ת מֶ֥ה עָשָֽׂה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Samuel 20:32
- 1 Samuel 19:5For he put his life in his hand and killed the Philistine, and Adonai won a great victory for all Israel—you saw it and rejoiced. So why would you sin against innocent blood by killing David without a cause?”
- Proverbs 24:11Rescue those being dragged off to death, hold back those stumbling to slaughter.
- Proverbs 31:8Open your mouth on behalf of those unable to speak, for the justice of all who are destitute.
- John 7:51“Our Torah doesn’t judge a man unless it first hears from him and knows what he’s doing, does it?”
- Matthew 27:23But Pilate said, “Why? What evil has He done?” But they kept shouting all the more, saying, “Let Him be executed!”
- Luke 23:22And a third time he spoke to them, “Why? What evil has this One done? I have found in Him no fault deserving of death. Therefore, I will scourge and release Him.”
- 1 Samuel 18:11and Saul hurled the spear, thinking, “I’ll pin David to the wall!” But David eluded him—twice.
- 1 Samuel 19:10Saul sought to pin David to the wall with the spear, but he slipped away from Saul’s face, so that he drove the spear into the wall. That night David fled and got away.
- Proverbs 22:24Do not be friends with one given to anger or associate with a hot-tempered person,
- Ecclesiastes 9:3This is a misery in everything done under the sun: that the same destiny awaits everyone. Moreover, the hearts of all humans are full of evil, and folly is in their hearts during their lives—after that they die.
- Jeremiah 17:9“The heart is deceitful above all things, and incurable—who can know it?
- 1 Samuel 20:7If he says thus, ‘Very well,’ then your servant is safe; but if he becomes very angry, then know that he is determined to harm me.
- Ecclesiastes 7:9Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the bosom of fools.
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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
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