Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Jonathan then answered Saul, “
King James Version
And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem:
Holman Bible
Jonathan answered, “David asked for my permission to go to Bethlehem.
International Standard Version
Jonathan answered Saul, "David urgently requested that I let him go to Bethlehem.
A Conservative Version
And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem.
American Standard Version
And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Beth-lehem:
Amplified
Jonathan answered Saul, “David earnestly asked me for permission to go to Bethlehem.
Bible in Basic English
And answering Saul, Jonathan said, He made a request to me that he might go to Beth-lehem,
Darby Translation
And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem,
Julia Smith Translation
And Jonathan will answer to Saul, Asking, David asked of me even for the House of Bread:
King James 2000
And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem:
Lexham Expanded Bible
Jonathan answered Saul, "David earnestly asked permission from me [to go] up to Bethlehem.
Modern King James verseion
And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked of me to go to Bethlehem,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Jonathan answered unto Saul, "David asked license of me to go to Bethlehem, saying,
NET Bible
Jonathan replied to Saul, "David urgently requested that he be allowed to go to Bethlehem.
New Heart English Bible
Jonathan answered Saul, "David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem.
The Emphasized Bible
And Jonathan answered Saul, - David, asked leave, of me, to go as far as Bethlehem;
Webster
And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Beth-lehem:
World English Bible
Jonathan answered Saul, "David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Jonathan answereth Saul, 'David hath been earnestly asked of me unto Beth-Lehem,
Themes
Arrow » Shot by jonathan as a sign to david
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Jealousy » Instances of » Saul, of david
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 20:28
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jonathan Supports David Over Saul
27
It came about the next day, the second day of the new moon, that David’s place was empty; so Saul said to Jonathan his son, “Why has the son of Jesse not come to the meal, either yesterday or today?”
28 Jonathan then answered Saul, “
Cross References
1 Samuel 20:6
If your father misses me at all, then say, ‘David earnestly asked leave of me to run to