1 Samuel 20:1
What does 1 Samuel 20:1 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Samuel 20:1 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life?
KJV
King James Version · 1611And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life?
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life?
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And David went in flight from Naioth in Ramah and came to Jonathan and said, What have I done? What is my crime and my sin against your father that he is attempting to take my life?
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And David fleeth from Naioth in Ramah, and cometh, and saith before Jonathan, `What have I done? what <FI>is<Fi> mine iniquity? and what my sin before thy father, that he is seeking my life?'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752But David fled from Najoth, which is in Ramatha, and came and said to Jonathan: What have I done? what is my iniquity, and what is my sin against thy father, that he seeketh my life?
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And David fled from Naioth by Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity, and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeks my life?
Context
v.1This passage
v.2And he said unto him, Far from it; thou shalt not die: behold, my father doeth nothing either great or small, but that he discloseth it unto me; and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 7:3
O Jehovah my God, if I have done this; If there be iniquity in my hands;
- 1 Samuel 19:19
And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah.
- Psalms 124:6
Blessed be Jehovah, Who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
- 1 Samuel 24:9
And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearkenest thou to men’s words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?
- 2 Peter 2:9
the Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment unto the day of judgment;
- 1 John 3:21
Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have boldness toward God;
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