1 Samuel 19:1

New English Translation

Then Saul told his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. But Saul’s son Jonathan liked David very much.

Cross References

Genesis 37:18

Now Joseph’s brothers saw him from a distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him.

2 Samuel 4:8

They brought the head of Ish-bosheth to David in Hebron, saying to the king, “Look! The head of Ish-bosheth son of Saul, your enemy who sought your life! The Lord has granted vengeance to my lord the king this day against Saul and his descendants!”

1 Samuel 18:1

When David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan and David became bound together in close friendship. Jonathan loved David as much as he did his own life.

1 Samuel 18:25

Saul replied, “Here is what you should say to David: ‘There is nothing that the king wants as a price for the bride except a hundred Philistine foreskins, so that he can be avenged of his enemies.’” (Now Saul was thinking that he could kill David by the hand of the Philistines.)

1 Samuel 18:3

Jonathan made a covenant with David, for he loved him as much as he did his own life.

1 Samuel 18:8

This made Saul very angry. The statement displeased him and he thought, “They have attributed to David tens of thousands, but to me they have attributed only thousands. What does he lack, except the kingdom?”

1 Samuel 18:9

So Saul was keeping an eye on David from that day onward.

1 Samuel 19:2

So Jonathan told David, “My father Saul is trying to kill you. So be careful tomorrow morning. Find a hiding place and stay in seclusion.

1 Samuel 20:1

David fled from Naioth in Ramah. He came to Jonathan and asked, “What have I done? What is my offense? How have I sinned before your father? For he is seeking my life!”

1 Samuel 20:19

On the third day you should go down quickly and come to the place where you hid yourself the day this all started. Stay near the stone Ezel.