1 Samuel 20:2

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Jonathan answered, “That can’t be true! My father isn’t trying to kill you. My father doesn’t do anything without first telling me. It doesn’t matter how important it is, my father always tells me. Why would my father refuse to tell me that he wants to kill you? No, it is not true!”

Cross References

John 17:8

I told them the words you gave me, and they accepted them. They realized the fact that I came from you and believed that you sent me.

1 Samuel 9:15

The day before, the Lord had told Samuel,

1 Samuel 20:12

Jonathan said to David, “I make this promise before the Lord, the God of Israel. I promise that I will learn how my father feels about you. I will learn if he feels good about you or not. Then, in three days, I will send a message to you in the field.

1 Samuel 14:45

But the soldiers said to Saul, “Jonathan led Israel to a great victory today. Must Jonathan die? Never! As surely as the Lord lives, not one hair of Jonathan’s head will fall to the ground! God helped Jonathan fight against the Philistines today.” So the people saved Jonathan from death.

Joshua 22:29

“The truth is, we don’t want to be against the Lord. We don’t want to stop following him now. We know that the only true altar is the one that is in front of the Holy Tent. That altar belongs to the Lord our God.”

Genesis 44:7

But the brothers said to the servant, “Why does the governor say these things? We wouldn’t do anything like that!

John 15:15

I no longer call you servants, because servants don’t know what their master is doing. But now I call you friends, because I have told you everything that my Father told me.

Luke 20:16

He will come and kill those farmers. Then he will lease the land to some other farmers.” When the people heard this story, they said, “This should never happen!”

Isaiah 50:5

The Lord GOD helps me learn, and I have not turned against him. I will not stop following him.

Psalm 40:6

Lord, you made me understand this: You don’t really want sacrifices and grain offerings. You don’t want burnt offerings and sin offerings.

Joshua 24:16

Then the people answered, “We will never stop following the Lord. We will never serve other gods!

1 Samuel 20:1

David ran away from the camps at Ramah and went to Jonathan and asked him, “What have I done wrong? What is my crime? Why is your father trying to kill me?”

1 Samuel 20:3

But David answered, “Your father knows very well that I am your friend. Your father said to himself, ‘Jonathan must not know about it. If he knows, he will tell David.’ But as surely as you and the Lord are alive, I am very close to death.”

Proverbs 29:24

You are your own worst enemy if you take part in a crime. You will not be able to tell the truth even when people threaten you.