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1 Samuel 19:2

But Jonathan Saul’s son delighted much in David: and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself:

KJV

et indicavit Jonathas David, dicens : Quærit Saul pater meus occidere te : quapropter observa te, quæso, mane : et manebis clam, et absconderis.

Vulgate

καὶ Ἰωναθὰν υἱὸς Σαοὺλ ᾑρεῖτο τὸν Δαυεὶδ σφόδρα· καὶ ἀπήγγειλεν Ἰωναθὰν τῷ Δαυεὶδ λέγων Σαοὺλ ζητεῖ θανατῶσαί σε· φύλαξαι οὖν αὔριον πρωί, καὶ κρύβηθι καὶ κάθισον κρυβῇ·

LXX

And Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to slay thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself in the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself:

ASV

וַ/יַּגֵּ֤ד יְהוֹנָתָן֙ לְ/דָוִ֣ד לֵ/אמֹ֔ר מְבַקֵּ֛שׁ שָׁא֥וּל אָבִ֖/י לַ/הֲמִיתֶ֑/ךָ וְ/עַתָּה֙ הִשָּֽׁמֶר נָ֣א בַ/בֹּ֔קֶר וְ/יָשַׁבְתָּ֥ בַ/סֵּ֖תֶר וְ/נַחְבֵּֽאתָ

Hebrew

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In this verse

People SaulJonathanDavid

In the original Hebrew

15 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

בַקֵּ֥שׁ
bqsh
verb · 225×
בֹּ֔קֶר
bqr
noun · 214×
דָּוִ֔ד
dvd
proper_noun · 1067×
הֵחָבֵֽא
hchb'
verb · 33×
הוּ
hv
verb · 834×
ו
v
noun · 1201×
יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן
yhvntn
proper_noun · 80×
יֹשְׁבֵ֣י
yshby
verb · 1088×
יַּגֶּד
ygd
verb · 369×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
נָ֣א
n'
particle · 403×
סֵ֣תֶר
str
noun · 36×
עַתָּ֗ה
'th
adverb · 433×
שָׁא֔וּל
sh'vl
proper_noun · 404×
שֹׁמְרֵ֥י
shmry
verb · 467×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 18:1 — And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
  • 1Sam 20:5 — And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to morrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field unto the third day at even.
  • 1Sam 20:19 — And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.
  • 2Sam 1:26 — I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.
  • Acts 9:24 — But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.
  • Prov 17:17 — A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.