1 Samuel 20:1

Translations

Modern

Then David fled from Naioth in Ramah. He came to Jonathan and asked, “What have I done? What is my iniquity? How have I sinned against your father, that he wants to take my life?”

Traditional

And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life?

Literal

And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and he came and said to Jonathan, “What have I done? What is my iniquity? And what is my sin before the face of your father, that he is seeking my life?”

Latin

Fugit autem David de Najoth, quæ est in Ramatha, veniensque locutus est coram Jonatha: Quid feci? quæ est iniquitas mea, et quod peccatum meum in patrem tuum, quia quærit animam meam?

Original

Hebrew

English

Then David fled from Naioth in Ramah. He came to Jonathan and asked, “What have I done? What is my iniquity? How have I sinned against your father, that he wants to take my life?”

Notes

Theme notes and profiles

David Jeroboam I Jonathan Saul David's Response to Unfriendly Leaders

Events

Reign of Saul

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…if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.
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1 John 3:21
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…and said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Look, David intends to harm you’?
1 Samuel 24:11
See, my father, look at the corner of your robe in my hand. For I cut it off, but I did not kill you. Know and see that there is no evil or rebellion in my hands. I have not sinned against you, even though you are hunting me down to take my life.
1 Samuel 23:26–28
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Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as prey to their teeth.
Psalm 18:20–24
The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.
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…and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, though I have rewarded you with evil.
1 Samuel 19:19–24
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Psalm 7:3–5
O LORD my God, if I have done this, if injustice is on my hands,
1 Samuel 12:3
Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.”

People

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

Places

Mizpah: A city in Benjamin; a place of gathering and judgment Naioth: A place near Ramah where David fled from Saul

Glossary

Covenant David Naioth Ramah Samuel, Books of First and Second

Topics

David: King of Israel: Returns, and Jonathan Makes Covenant with Him Friendship: David and Jonathan Jonathan: Son of Saul: Love of, for David Naioth: A Place in Ramah

1 Samuel 20:1

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