1 Samuel 20:7
in 1 Samuel 20If he says, ‘Good,’ then your servant is safe, but if he is enraged, you will know he has evil intentions.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be wroth, then know that evil is determined by him.
KJV
If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be very wroth, then be sure that evil is determined by him.
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This verse in 1 Samuel 20
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
then your servant is safe
on 1 Samuel 20:7-9
David reads Saul’s temper as the sign itself, calm meaning safety and rage meaning a settled purpose to kill. He reminds Jonathan, "you have brought me into a covenant with you before the LORD." He offers to let Jonathan kill him himself if iniquity is found in him.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
If he say thus, it is well,....
Jonathan faithfully promises to get and give him intelligence how his father stood affected to him, and renews the covenant of friendship with him,
The excuse he desired Jonathan to make for his absence, we have reason to think, was true, that he was invited by his elder brother to Bethlehem, his own city, to celebrate this new moon with his relations there, because, besides the monthly solemnity in which they held communion with all Israel, they had now a yearly sacrifice, and a holy feast upon it, for all the family,
The words behind it
15 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אִם־ | ʾim- | if | H518 → | 1069 times |
| כֹּ֥ה | koh | thus | H3541 → | 577 times |
| יֹאמַ֛ר | yomar | he will say | H559 → | 5305 times |
| ט֖וֹב | tov | good | H2896 → | 538 times |
| שָׁל֣וֹם | shalom | safety | H7965 → | 236 times |
| לְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ | leavdekha | [belongs] to servant your | H5650 → | 799 times |
| וְאִם־ | veim- | and if | H518 → | 1069 times |
| חָרֹ֤ה | charoh | certainly <to burn> | H2734 → | 91 times |
| יֶֽחֱרֶה֙ | yechereh | it will burn | H2734 → | 91 times |
| ל֔וֹ | lo | to <the> him | ||
| דַּ֕ע | da' | know | H3045 → | 945 times |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| כָלְתָ֥ה | khaltah | it has been determined | H3615 → | 208 times |
| הָרָעָ֖ה | haraah | <the> harm | H7451 → | 662 times |
| מֵעִמּֽוֹ׃ | meimo | from with <the> him | H5973 → | 1050 times |
אִם־if
ʾim-H518 →1069 times
כֹּ֥הthus
kohH3541 →577 times
יֹאמַ֛רhe will say
yomarH559 →5305 times
ט֖וֹבgood
tovH2896 →538 times
שָׁל֣וֹםsafety
shalomH7965 →236 times
לְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ[belongs] to servant your
leavdekhaH5650 →799 times
וְאִם־and if
veim-H518 →1069 times
חָרֹ֤הcertainly <to burn>
charohH2734 →91 times
יֶֽחֱרֶה֙it will burn
yecherehH2734 →91 times
ל֔וֹto <the> him
lo
דַּ֕עknow
da'H3045 →945 times
כִּֽי־that
ki-H3588 →4482 times
כָלְתָ֥הit has been determined
khaltahH3615 →208 times
הָרָעָ֖ה<the> harm
haraahH7451 →662 times
מֵעִמּֽוֹ׃from with <the> him
meimoH5973 →1050 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Samuel 25:17Now consider carefully what you must do, because disaster looms over our master and all his household. For he is such a scoundrel that nobody can speak to him!”
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 13:13
that wicked men have arisen from among you and have led the people of their city astray, saying, “Let us go and serve other gods” (which you have not known),
- Esther 7:7
In his fury, the king arose from drinking his wine and went to the palace garden, while Haman stayed behind to beg Queen Esther for his life, for he realized that the king was…
- 1 Samuel 2:12
Now the sons of Eli were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD
- 2 Samuel 23:6–7
But the worthless are all like thorns raked aside, for they can never be gathered by hand.
- Judges 19:22
While they were enjoying themselves, suddenly the wicked men of the city surrounded the house. Pounding on the door, they said to the old man who owned the house, “Bring out the man who…
- Deuteronomy 13:13
Through
Deuteronomy 1:23The plan seemed good to me, so I selected twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.
it leads to
- Numbers 13:3–33
So at the consent of the LORD, Moses sent them out from the Wilderness of Paran. All the men were leaders of the Israelites,
- Numbers 13:3–33
Through
Esther 7:7In his fury, the king arose from drinking his wine and went to the palace garden, while Haman stayed behind to beg Queen Esther for his life, for he realized that the king was…
it leads to
- Esther 1:12
Queen Vashti, however, refused to come at the king’s command brought by his eunuchs. And the king became furious, and his anger burned within him.
- Revelation 3:9
Look at those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead. I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know…
- Esther 1:12
Where this verse is studied
About 1 Samuel
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.