1 Samuel 20:2

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Summary

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 so.

God forbid

Luke 20:16

Shew it me

John 17:8

Bible References

God forbid

And the people said to Saul, Is death to come to Jonathan, the worker of this great salvation for Israel? Let it not be so: by the living Lord, not one hair of his head is to be touched, for he has been working with God today. So the people kept Jonathan from death.

And they said to him, Why does my lord say such words as these? far be it from your servants to do such a thing:

Never let it be said that we were false to the Lord, turning back this day from him and building an altar for burned offerings and meal offerings and offerings of beasts, in addition to the altar of the Lord our God which is before his House.

Then the people in answer said, Never will we give up the Lord to be the servants of other gods;

He will come and put them to destruction and give the garden to others. And when he said this, they said, May it not be so.

Shew it me

And Jonathan said to David, May the Lord, the God of Israel, be witness; when I have had a chance of talking to my father, about this time tomorrow, if his feelings to David are good, will I not send and give you the news?

Now the day before Saul came, the word of God had come to Samuel, saying,

And I have not put myself against him, or let my heart be turned back from him.

No longer do I give you the name of servants; because a servant is without knowledge of what his master is doing: I give you the name of friends, because I have given you knowledge of all the things which my Father has said to me.

Because I have given them the words which you gave to me; and they have taken them to heart, and have certain knowledge that I came from you, and they have faith that you sent me.