1 Samuel 19:1 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 19:1

Then Saul ordered his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. But Jonathan delighted greatly in David,

BSB

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ASV

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.

KJV

And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David.

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Commentary

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Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

That they should kill David - Nothing less than the especial interposition of God could have saved David’s life, when every officer about the king’s person, and every soldier, had got positive orders to despatch him.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר	vay.da.Ber	and he spoke	H1696 →
שָׁא֗וּל	sha.'Ul	Saul	H7586 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
יוֹנָתָ֤ן	yo.na.Tan	Jonathan	H3129 →
בְּנוֹ֙	be.No	son his	H1121 →
וְאֶל־	ve.'el-	and to	H413 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
עֲבָדָ֔יו	'a.va.Dav	servants his	H5650 →
לְהָמִ֖ית	le.ha.Mit	to kill	H4191 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
דָּוִ֑ד	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
וִיהֽוֹנָתָן֙	vi.ho.na.Tan	and Jonathan	H3083 →
בֶּן־	ben-	[the] son of	H1121 →
שָׁא֔וּל	sha.'Ul	Saul	H7586 →
חָפֵ֥ץ	cha.Fetz	he delighted	H2654 →
בְּדָוִ֖ד	be.da.Vid	in David	H1732 →
מְאֹֽד׃	me.'Od	exceedingly	H3966 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Samuel 18:1
After David had finished speaking with Saul, the souls of Jonathan and David were knit together, and Jonathan loved him as himself.
leads to
- Proverbs 18:24
  A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.
- 1 Samuel 20:17
  And Jonathan had David reaffirm his vow out of love for him, for Jonathan loved David as he loved himself.
- 2 Samuel 1:26
  I grieve for you, Jonathan, my brother. You were delightful to me; your love to me was extraordinary, surpassing the love of women.
- 1 Samuel 18:3
  Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.
- Colossians 2:2
  that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ,
Through
1 Samuel 18:9
And from that day forward Saul kept a jealous eye on David.
leads to
- Ephesians 4:27
  and do not give the devil a foothold.
- Mark 7:22
  greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness.
- Genesis 31:2
  And Jacob saw from the countenance of Laban that his attitude toward him had changed.

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

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The walk

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About 1 Samuel