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.
1 Samuel 20:9 - Modern King James Version And Jonathan said, Far be it from you. For if I knew certainly that evil was determined by my father to come on you, then would I not tell you? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee: for if I knew certainly that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Jonathan said, Far be it from you! If I knew that evil was determined for you by my father, would I not tell you? American Standard Version (1901) And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee; for if I should at all know that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee? Common English Bible “Enough!” Jonathan replied. “If I can determine for certain that my father intends to harm you, of course I’ll tell you!” Catholic Public Domain Version And Jonathan said: "May this be far from you. For certainly, if I ever realized that any wickedness was determined by my father against you, I would not be able to do anything other than report it to you." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Jonathan said: Far be this from thee: for, if I should certainly know that evil is determined by my father against thee, I could do no otherwise than tell thee. |
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 I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are, and I will talk about you with my father. And I will tell you what I see.
Then David said to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? Or what if your father answers you roughly?
And Jonathan cried after the lad, Hurry, make haste, do not stand. And Jonathan's lad gathered the arrow and came to his master.
And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace because we have both sworn in the name of Jehovah, saying, The Lord shall be between me and you, and between my seed and your seed, forever. And he rose and went away. And Jonathan went into the city.
And you shall deal kindly with your servant, for you have brought your servant into a covenant of Jehovah with you. But if there is any iniquity in me, kill me yourself. For why should you bring me to your father?