1 Samuel 19:4

Translations

Modern

Then Jonathan spoke well of David to his father Saul and said to him, “The king should not sin against his servant David; he has not sinned against you. In fact, his actions have been highly beneficial to you.

Traditional

And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to thee-ward very good:

Literal

And Jonathan spoke well of David to Saul his father, and said to him, “Let not the king sin against his servant, against David, because he has not sinned against you, and because his works are very good toward you.

Latin

Locutus est ergo Jonathas de David bona ad Saul patrem suum: dixitque ad eum: Ne pecces rex in servum tuum David, quia non peccavit tibi, et opera ejus bona sunt tibi valde.

Original

Hebrew

English

Then Jonathan spoke well of David to his father Saul and said to him, “The king should not sin against his servant David; he has not sinned against you. In fact, his actions have been highly beneficial to you.

Notes

1 Samuel 19:4

Jonathan addressed his father as the king to show respect.

Theme notes and profiles

David Jeroboam I Jonathan Saul

Events

Reign of Saul

Related verses

Jeremiah 18:20
Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You to speak good on their behalf, to turn Your wrath from them.
Proverbs 31:8–9
Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed.
Genesis 42:22
And Reuben responded, “Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy? But you would not listen. Now we must account for his blood!”
1 Samuel 20:32
“Why must he be put to death?” Jonathan replied. “What has he done?”
Proverbs 17:13
If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.
1 Samuel 22:14
Ahimelech answered the king, “Who among all your servants is as faithful as David, the king’s son-in-law, the captain of your bodyguard and honored in your house?
Psalm 109:4–5
In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.
Psalm 35:12
They repay me evil for good, to the bereavement of my soul.
1 Corinthians 8:12
By sinning against your brothers in this way and wounding their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.
Genesis 9:6
Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.
1 Samuel 2:25
If a man sins against another man, God can intercede for him; but if a man sins against the LORD, who can intercede for him?” But they would not listen to their father, since the LORD intended to put them to death.
2 Chronicles 6:22
When a man sins against his neighbor and is required to take an oath, and he comes to take an oath before Your altar in this temple,

Parallels

Psalm 59:1–17

People

David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ Jonathan: Eldest son of King Saul and friend of David Saul: First king of Israel, anointed by Samuel

Glossary

Covenant David Jonathan Samuel, Books of First and Second

Topics

David: King of Israel: Jonathan Intercedes For Evil for Good: Saul Returns, to David Influence: Good Intercession: Jonathan for David Jonathan: Son of Saul: Love of, for David Reproof: Faithfulness in Jonathan, of Saul

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