1 Samuel 20:2 - Tree of Life Version

² “Never!” he said to him. “You will not die! Behold, my father does nothing great or small without disclosing it to me. So why should my father hide this matter from me? It cannot be.”

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, but that he will shew it me: and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² Jonathan said, God forbid! You shall not die. My father does nothing great or small but what he tells me. And why should [he] hide this thing from me? It is not so.

American Standard Version (1901)

² And 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.

Common English Bible

² Jonathan said to him, “No! You are not going to die! Listen: My father doesn’t do anything big or small without telling me first. Why would my father hide this from me? It isn’t true!”

Catholic Public Domain Version

² And he said to him: "May this not be! You shall not die. For my father will not do anything, great or small, without first revealing it to me. Therefore, has my father concealed this word solely from me? By no means shall this be!"

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² And he said to him: God forbid, thou shalt not die: for my father will do nothing great or little, without first telling me. Hath then my father hid this word only from me? No: this shall not be.

1 Samuel 20:2 Cross References

Genesis 44:7

They said to him, “Why does my lord say such things? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing as this.

Psalm 40:6

Many things You have done, Adonai my God —Your plans for us are wonderful— there is none to be compared to You! If I were to speak and tell of them, they would be too many to count!

Proverbs 29:24

An accomplice of a thief is his own enemy. He hears the oath but says nothing.

Isaiah 50:5

Adonai Elohim has opened My ear, and I was not rebellious, nor did I turn back.

Luke 20:16

He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” But when they heard this, they said, “May it never happen!”

John 15:15

“I am no longer calling you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing. Now I have called you friends, because everything I have heard from My Father I have made known to you.

John 17:8

The words, which You gave Me, I have given to them. They received them and truly understood that I came from You, and they believed that You sent Me.

Joshua 22:29

Far be it from us that we should rebel against Adonai and turn away this day from following Adonai, by building an altar for burnt offering, for grain offering or for sacrifice, besides the altar of Adonai our God that stands before His Tabernacle.”

Joshua 24:16

Then the people answered and said: “Far be it from us that we should forsake Adonai to worship other gods!

1 Samuel 14:45

But the people said to Saul, “Must Jonathan die? It was he who brought about this great deliverance in Israel! Far be it! As Adonai lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground! For he has worked with God this day.” So the people rescued Jonathan and he did not die.

1 Samuel 20:1

Then David fled from Naioth at Ramah, came before Jonathan and said, “What have I done? What is my crime? What is my sin against your father that he should be seeking my life?”

1 Samuel 20:12

Then Jonathan said to David, “By Adonai, God of Israel, I will sound out my father about this time tomorrow or the day after. Look, if it is good toward David, wouldn’t I then send word to you and disclose it to you?

1 Samuel 20:3

Then David swore again saying, “Your father knows very well that I have found favor in your eyes. So he must have thought, ‘Let’s not let Jonathan know about this, else he will be grieved.’ But truly as Adonai lives and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death.”

1 Samuel 9:15

One day before Saul came, Adonai had revealed to Samuel saying: