Skip to content
mannafest.faith
Read

1 Samuel 19:4

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.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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:

KJV

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:

⋯

Commentary

1 voice

Voices on this verse

loading…

Original language & word study

23 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיְדַבֵּ֨רvay.da.Berand he spokeH1696 →
יְהוֹנָתָ֤ןye.ho.na.TanJonathanH3083 →
בְּדָוִד֙be.da.Vidin DavidH1732 →
ט֔וֹבTovgoodH2896 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
שָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586 →
אָבִ֑יו'a.Vivfather hisH1 →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
אֵ֠לָיו'E.lavto himH413 →
אַל־'al-may notH408 →
יֶחֱטָ֨אye.che.Ta'he sinH2398 →
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
בְּעַבְדּ֣וֹbe.'av.Doagainst servant hisH5650 →
בְדָוִ֗דve.da.Vidagainst DavidH1732 →
כִּ֣יkiforH3588 →
ל֤וֹאLo'notH3808 →
חָטָא֙cha.Ta'he has sinnedH2398 →
לָ֔ךְLakhto <the> you
וְכִ֥יve.Khiand forH3588 →
מַעֲשָׂ֖יוma.'a.Savdeeds hisH4639 →
טוֹב־tov-[are] goodH2896 →
לְךָ֥le.Khafor <the> you
מְאֹֽד׃me.'OdexceedinglyH3966 →

The walk

Related verses

14 strongest cross-references

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Jeremiah 18:20Should 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.Genesis 42:22And 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!”Proverbs 31:8–9Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed.Proverbs 17:13If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.1 Samuel 20:32“Why must he be put to death?” Jonathan replied. “What has he done?”Psalms 109:4–5In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.Psalms 35:12They repay me evil for good, to the bereavement of my soul.1 Samuel 22:14Ahimelech answered the king, “Who among all your servants is as faithful as David, the king’s son-in-law, the captain of your bodyguard who is honored in your house?1 Corinthians 8:12By sinning against your brothers in this way and wounding their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.Genesis 9:6Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.1 Samuel 2:25If 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 6:22When 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,Proverbs 24:11–12Rescue those being led away to death, and restrain those stumbling toward the slaughter.1 John 3:15Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.

Featured studies on this passage

David and Jonathan — Gustave Doré

On 1 Samuel 19:4

David and Jonathan: 1 Samuel 18 & 20

Open the study →

About 1 Samuel

David Escapes through a Window — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
David Escapes through a Window — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
1 Samuel: the study guide →Read chapter 19 →The featured study →
Continue: 1 Samuel 19 →