1 Samuel 19:1

Plain English Version

One day, Saul said to his son Jonathan and to his workers, “David has got to die. You have to kill him.” But Jonathan was good friends with David,

Cross References

Genesis 37:18

But Joseph was still a long way away, and his brothers saw him coming. So they talked quickly to each other and made a plan to kill him.

1 Samuel 18:8

Saul heard their words, and he was really angry. He thought, “They reckon David killed more enemy soldiers than me. Maybe they want to make him the boss of us Israel mob, instead of me?”

1 Samuel 18:9

From then on, he was jealous of David, and he watched him all the time.

1 Samuel 19:2

so he told David, “Look out. My father is trying to kill you. Run away and hide over there in the bush. Wait there and watch out for somebody tomorrow morning.

1 Samuel 20:1

After that, David ran away from the community called Nayoth in the town called Ramah. He went to Jonathan’s place and asked him, “What have I done? What wrong thing did I do? Why does your father keep on looking for me, to kill me?”