1 Samuel 20:28
1 Samuel chapter 20 · verse 28 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Beth-lehem:
KJV
King James Version · 1611And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Beth–lehem:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Beth-lehem:
Context
v.27And it came to pass on the morrow after the new moon, which was the second day, that David’s place was empty: and Saul said unto Jonathan his son, Wherefore cometh not the son of Jesse to meat, neither yesterday, nor to-day?
v.28This passage
v.29and he said, Let me go, I pray thee; for our family hath a sacrifice in the city; and my brother, he hath commanded me to be there: and now, if I have found favor in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he is not come unto the king’s table.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 20:6
If thy father miss me at all, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Beth-lehem his city; for it is the yearly sacrifice there for all the family.