And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near them, they conspired against him to kill him.
1 Samuel 19:1 - Modern King James Version And Saul said to his son Jonathan, and to all his servants, to kill David. 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. |
And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near them, they conspired against him to kill him.
And they brought the head of Ishbosheth to David at Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, your enemy who sought your life. And Jehovah has avenged my lord the king this day of Saul and of his seed.
And it happened when he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was joined with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as he did his own soul.
And Saul said, You shall say this to David, The king does not desire any dowry except a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
And Jonathan and David cut a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
And Saul was very angry, and this thing was evil in his eyes. And he said, They have given David ten thousands, and to me they have given only thousands. And what more can he have but the kingdom?
But Jonathan, Saul's son, loved David very much. And Jonathan told David, saying, My father Saul seeks to kill you. And now please be careful until morning, and stay in a secret place, and hide yourself.
And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? What is my iniquity, and what my sin before your father, that he seeks my life?
And on the third day you shall quickly come down and shall come there to the place where you were hidden in the day of the deed. And you shall remain near the stone Ezel.