1 Samuel 20:32
What does 1 Samuel 20:32 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Samuel 20:32 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore should he be put to death? what hath he done?
KJV
King James Version · 1611And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore shall he be slain? what hath he done?
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore should he be put to death? what hath he done?
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And Jonathan, answering his father Saul, said to him, Why is he to be put to death? What has he done?
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And Jonathan answereth Saul his father, and saith unto him, `Why is he put to death? what hath he done?'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And Jonathan answering Saul, his father, said: Why shall he die? What hath he done?
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said to him, Why should he be put to death? what has he done?
Context
v.31For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die.
v.32This passage
v.33And Saul cast his spear at him to smite him; whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined of his father to put David to death.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 19:5
for he put his life in his hand, and smote the Philistine, and Jehovah wrought a great victory for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice; wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?
- Proverbs 24:11
Deliver them that are carried away unto death, And those that are ready to be slain see that thou hold back.
- Proverbs 31:8
Open thy mouth for the dumb, In the cause of all such as are left desolate.
- 1 Samuel 19:10
And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the spear; but he slipped away out of Saul’s presence, and he smote the spear into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night.
- Proverbs 22:24
Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go:
- Ecclesiastes 7:9
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
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