I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan. You have been very pleasant to me. Your love to me was wonderful, surpassing the love of women.
2 Samuel 9:1 - Y'all Version Bible David said, “Is there yet any who is left of Saul’s house, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan's sake? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition AND DAVID said, Is there still anyone left of the house of Saul to whom I may show kindness for Jonathan's sake? American Standard Version (1901) And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake? Common English Bible David asked, “Is there anyone from Saul’s family still alive that I could show faithful love for Jonathan’s sake?” Catholic Public Domain Version And David said, "Do you think that there could be anyone left from the house of Saul, so that I might show mercy to him because of Jonathan?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And David said: Is there any one, think you, left of the house of Saul, that I may shew kindness to him for Jonathan's sake? |
I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan. You have been very pleasant to me. Your love to me was wonderful, surpassing the love of women.
But the king spared Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of YHWH’s oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.
David said to him, “Don’t be afraid, for I will show-show you kindness for Jonathan your father’s sake, and will restore to you all the land of Saul your father. You will eat bread at my table continually.”
But show kindness to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table. They came to me when I fled from Absalom your brother.
Don’t forsake your friend and your father’s friend. Don’t go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster. A neighbor who is near is better than a distant brother.
Whoever gives one of these little ones just a cup of cold water to drink in the name of a disciple, truly I tell y’all, that person will never lose their reward.”
“The King will answer them, ‘Truly I tell y’all, because y’all did it to one of the least of these siblings and mine, y’all did it to me.’
Truly I tell y’all, anyone who gives y’all a cup of water to drink in my name because y’all are of Christ will not lose their reward.
Finally, all y’all should be one-minded and sympathetic, having the affection of siblings and being compassionate and humble.
Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, because we have both sworn in the name of YHWH, saying, ‘YHWH is between me and you, and between my offspring and your offspring, forever.’” Then David got up and departed, and Jonathan went into the city.