Joseph’s brothers saw him coming from far away. They decided to make a plan to kill him.
1 Samuel 19:1 - Easy To Read Version Saul told his son Jonathan and his officers to kill David. But Jonathan liked David very much. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition NOW SAUL told Jonathan his son and all his servants that they must kill David. American Standard Version (1901) And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should slay David. But Jonathan, Saul’s son, delighted much in David. Common English Bible Saul ordered his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David, but Jonathan, Saul’s son, liked David very much. Catholic Public Domain Version Now Saul spoke to his son Jonathan, and to all his servants, so that they would kill David. But Jonathan, the son of Saul, loved David very much. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son and to all his servants, that they should kill David. But Jonathan the son of Saul loved David exceedingly. |
Joseph’s brothers saw him coming from far away. They decided to make a plan to kill him.
As soon as David finished talking with Saul, Jonathan developed a strong bond with David. [164] Jonathan loved David as much as he loved himself.
Saul told them, “Say this to David, ‘David, the king doesn’t want you to pay money for his daughter! [167] Saul wants to get even with his enemy. So the price for marrying his daughter is 100 Philistine foreskins.’” That was Saul’s secret plan. Saul thought the Philistines would kill David.
Jonathan and David made a special agreement because he loved him as much as he loved himself.
The women’s song upset Saul and he became very angry. Saul thought, “The women say David killed tens of thousands {of enemies}. And they say I killed only thousands {of enemies}.”
David ran away from the camps near Ramah. David went to Jonathan and asked him, “What have I done wrong? What is my crime? Why is your father trying to kill me?”
On the third day, go to the same place you hid when this trouble began. Wait by that hill.