1 Samuel 20:12
And Jonathan said unto David, O LORD God of Israel, when I have sounded my father about to morrow any time, or the third day, and, behold, if there be good toward David, and I then send not unto thee, and shew it thee;
KJV
ait Jonathas ad David : Domine Deus Israël, si investigavero sententiam patris mei crastino vel perendie, et aliquid boni fuerit super David, et non statim misero ad te, et notum tibi fecero,
Vulgate
Καὶ εἶπεν Ἰωναθὰν πρὸς Δαυείδ Κύριος ὁ θεὸς Ἰσραὴλ οἶδεν ὅτι ἀνακρινῶ τὸν πατέρα μου ὡς ἂν ὁ καιρὸς τρισσῶς, καὶ ἰδοὺ ἀγαθὸν ᾖ περὶ Δαυείδ, καὶ οὐ μὴ ἀποστείλω πρὸς σὲ εἰς ἀγρόν·
LXX
And Jonathan said unto David, Jehovah, the God of Israel, be witness: when I have sounded my father about this time to-morrow, or the third day, behold, if there be good toward David, shall I not then send unto thee, and disclose it unto thee?
ASV
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוֹנָתָ֜ן אֶל דָּוִ֗ד יְהוָ֞ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ כִּֽי אֶחְקֹ֣ר אֶת אָבִ֗/י כָּ/עֵ֤ת מָחָר֙ הַ/שְּׁלִשִׁ֔ית וְ/הִנֵּה ט֖וֹב אֶל דָּוִ֑ד וְ/לֹֽא אָז֙ אֶשְׁלַ֣ח אֵלֶ֔י/ךָ וְ/גָלִ֖יתִי אֶת אָזְנֶֽ/ךָ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
21 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Sam 20:2 — And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, but that he will shew it me: and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not
- 1Sam 23:18 — And they two made a covenant before the LORD: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.