Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will even do it for thee.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will even do it for thee.
WEB
Then Jonathan said to David, “Whatever you desire, I will do for you.”
YLT
And Jonathan saith to David, `What doth thy soul say? --and I do it for thee.'
DBT
And Jonathan said to David, What thy soul may say, I will even do it for thee.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Samuel — The transition from judges to monarchy. Samuel rises as prophet-judge; Israel demands a king; Saul rises and is rejected; David is anointed in obscurity and flees across the wilderness. Three lives overlapping — the prophetic-judicial-royal handoff.
- Author
- Traditionally Samuel (with additions after his death by Nathan and Gad — cf. 1 Chr 29:29)
- Date
- Events c. 1050–1010 BC; compilation during the early monarchy