They said to him, ‘Why does my lord say these things? Your servants could not possibly do such a thing.
1 Samuel 20:2 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised 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.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, but that he will shew it me: and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Jonathan said, God forbid! You shall not die. My father does nothing great or small but what he tells me. And why should [he] hide this thing from me? It is not so. American Standard Version (1901) And he said unto him, Far from it; thou shalt not die: behold, my father doeth nothing either great or small, but that he discloseth it unto me; and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so. Common English Bible Jonathan said to him, “No! You are not going to die! Listen: My father doesn’t do anything big or small without telling me first. Why would my father hide this from me? It isn’t true!” Catholic Public Domain Version And he said to him: "May this not be! You shall not die. For my father will not do anything, great or small, without first revealing it to me. Therefore, has my father concealed this word solely from me? By no means shall this be!" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he said to him: God forbid, thou shalt not die: for my father will do nothing great or little, without first telling me. Hath then my father hid this word only from me? No: this shall not be. |
They said to him, ‘Why does my lord say these things? Your servants could not possibly do such a thing.
To be a thief’s partner is to hate oneself; he hears the curse but will not testify.
The Lord God has opened my ear, and I was not rebellious; I did not turn back.
He will come and kill those farmers and give the vineyard to others.’ But when they heard this they said, ‘That must never happen! ’
I do not call you servants any more, because a servant doesn’t know what his master , is doing. I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything I have heard from my Father.
because I have given them the words you gave me. They have received them and have known for certain that I came from you. They have believed that you sent me.
We would never ever rebel against the Lord or turn away from him today by building an altar for burnt offering, grain offering, or sacrifice, other than the altar of the Lord our God, which is in front of his tabernacle.’
The people replied, ‘We will certainly not abandon the Lord to worship other gods!
But the people said to Saul, ‘Must Jonathan die? He accomplished such a great deliverance for Israel! No, as the Lord lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground, for he worked with God’s help today.’ So the people redeemed Jonathan, and he did not die.
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? ’
‘By the Lord, the God of Israel, I will sound out my father by this time tomorrow or the next day. If I find out that he is favourable towards you, will I not send for you and tell you?
But David said, ‘Your father certainly knows that I have found favour with you. He has said, “Jonathan must not know of this, or else he will be grieved.” ’ David also swore, ‘As surely as the Lord lives and as you yourself live, there is but a step between me and death.’