1 Samuel 19:4

New International Reader's Version

Jonathan told his father Saul some good things about David. He said to him, “Please don’t do anything to harm David. He hasn’t done anything to harm you. And what he’s done has helped you a lot.

Cross References

Genesis 42:22

Reuben replied, “Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy? But you wouldn’t listen! Now we’re being paid back for killing him.”

Genesis 9:6

“Anyone who murders a human being will be killed by a human being. That is because I have made human beings so that they are like me.

2 Chronicles 6:22

“Suppose someone does something wrong to their neighbor. And the person who has done something wrong is required to give their word. They must tell the truth about what they have done. They must come and do it in front of your altar in this temple.

Psalm 35:12

They pay me back with evil, even though I was good to them. They leave me like someone who has lost a family member.

Psalm 59:4

I haven’t done anything wrong to them. But they are ready to attack me. Rise up and help me! Look at what I’m up against!

Proverbs 17:13

Evil will never leave the house of anyone who pays back evil for good.

Jeremiah 18:20

Should the good things I’ve done be paid back with evil? But my enemies have dug a pit for me. Remember that I stood in front of you and spoke up for them. I tried to turn your anger away from them.

1 Corinthians 8:12

Suppose you sin against them in this way. Then you harm their weak sense of what is right and wrong. By doing this, you sin against Christ.

1 John 3:15

Anyone who hates their brother or sister is a murderer. And you know that no murderer has eternal life.

1 Samuel 2:25

If a person sins against someone else, God can help that sinner. But if anyone sins against the Lord, who can help them?” In spite of what their father Eli said, his sons didn’t pay any attention to his warning. That’s because the Lord had already decided to put them to death.

1 Samuel 20:32

“Why do you want to put him to death?” Jonathan asked his father. “What has he done?”

1 Samuel 22:14

Ahimelek answered the king, “David is faithful to you. In fact, he’s more faithful to you than anyone else who serves you. He’s your own son-in-law. He’s the captain of your own personal guards. He’s highly respected by everyone in your palace.