Indeed, this is our boast: The testimony of our conscience is that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially towards you, with godly sincerity and purity, not by human wisdom but by God’s grace.
1 Samuel 20:1 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised David fled from Naioth in Ramah and came to Jonathan and asked, ‘What have I done? What did I do wrong? How have I sinned against your father so that he wants to take my life? ’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition DAVID FLED from Naioth in Ramah and came and said to Jonathan, What have I done? Of what am I guilty? What is my sin before your father, that he seeks my life? American Standard Version (1901) And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life? Common English Bible David fled from the camps at Ramah. He came to Jonathan and asked, “What have I done? What is my crime? How have I wronged your father that he wants me dead?” Catholic Public Domain Version Then David fled from Naioth, which is in Ramah, and he went and said before Jonathan: "What have I done? What is my iniquity, or what is my sin, against your father, so that he would seek my life?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But David fled from Najoth, which is in Ramatha, and came and said to Jonathan: What have I done? What is my iniquity, and what is my sin against thy father, that he seeketh my life? |
Indeed, this is our boast: The testimony of our conscience is that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially towards you, with godly sincerity and purity, not by human wisdom but by God’s grace.
then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgement,
Dear friends, if our hearts don’t condemn us, we have confidence before God
Here I am. Bring charges against me before the Lord and his anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Who have I wronged or mistreated? Who gave me a bribe to overlook something? , I will return it to you.’
Saul ordered his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. But Saul’s son Jonathan liked David very much,
So David fled and escaped and went to Samuel at Ramah and told him everything Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel left and stayed at Naioth.
Jonathan said to him, ‘No, you won’t die. Listen, my father doesn’t do anything, great or small, without telling me. So why would he hide this matter from me? This can’t be true.’
Jonathan answered his father, ‘Why is he to be killed? What has he done? ’
Look, my father! Look at the corner of your robe in my hand, for I cut it off, but I didn’t kill you. Recognise that I’ve committed no crime or rebellion. I haven’t sinned against you even though you are hunting me down to take my life.
‘May the Lord judge between me and you, and may the Lord take vengeance on you for me, but my hand will never be against you.
and said to David, ‘You are more righteous than I, for you have done what is good to me though I have done what is evil to you.
David said to Saul, ‘Why do you listen to the words of people who say, “Look, David intends to harm you”?
Then he continued, ‘Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done? What crime have I committed?