Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And Jonathan will answer Saul his father and say to him, Wherefore shall he die? What did he?
New American Standard Bible
But Jonathan answered Saul his father and said to him, “
King James Version
And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore shall he be slain? what hath he done?
Holman Bible
Jonathan answered his father back: “Why is he to be killed? What has he done?”
International Standard Version
Jonathan asked his father Saul, "Why should he be killed? What did he do?"
A Conservative Version
And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said to him, Why should he be put to death? What has he done?
American Standard Version
And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore should he be put to death? what hath he done?
Amplified
Jonathan answered Saul his father, “Why must he be put to death? What has he done?”
Bible in Basic English
And Jonathan, answering his father Saul, said to him, Why is he to be put to death? What has he done?
Darby Translation
And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said to him, Why should he be put to death? what has he done?
King James 2000
And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Why shall he be slain? what has he done?
Lexham Expanded Bible
But Jonathan answered his father Saul and said to him, "Why should he be put to death? What has he done?"
Modern King James verseion
And Jonathan answered Saul his father and said to him, Why shall he be killed? What has he done?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But Jonathan answered Saul his father and said to him, "Wherefore should he die? What hath he done?"
NET Bible
Jonathan responded to his father Saul, "Why should he be put to death? What has he done?"
New Heart English Bible
Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said to him, "Why should he be put to death? What has he done?"
The Emphasized Bible
And Jonathan responded to Saul his father, - and said unto him - Wherefore must he be put to death, What hath he done?
Webster
And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said to him, Why shall he be slain? what hath he done?
World English Bible
Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said to him, "Why should he be put to death? What has he done?"
Youngs Literal Translation
And Jonathan answereth Saul his father, and saith unto him, 'Why is he put to death? what hath he done?'
Themes
Anger » Instances of » Saul, toward jonathan, on account of his sympathy with david
Arrow » Shot by jonathan as a sign to david
Bible stories for children » David the giant killer 1sa 17 » The boy helper
Holy spirit » Instances of » saul
Jealousy » Instances of » Saul, of david
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 20:32
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jonathan Supports David Over Saul
31 For all the days which the son of Jesse lives upon the earth, thou shalt not stand, and thy kingdom. And now send and take him to me, for he is the son of death. 32 And Jonathan will answer Saul his father and say to him, Wherefore shall he die? What did he? 33 And Saul will lift up his spear against him to strike him, and Jonathan will know that it was finished from his father to kill David.
Cross References
1 Samuel 19:5
And he put his soul in his hand and smote the rover, and Jehovah will make great salvation to all Israel: thou sawest and thou wilt rejoice; and wherefore wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to kill David gratuitously? .
Matthew 27:23
And the leader said, For what evil hath he done? and they cried excessively, saying, Let him be crucified.
Luke 23:22
And he said to them the third time, For what evil has he done I have found no cause of death in him: therefore, having corrected him, I will loose.
Genesis 31:36
And it kindled to Jacob, and he will contend with Laban, and Jacob will answer and say to Laban, What my fault? what my sin that thou didst hotly pursue after me?
1 Samuel 18:11
And Saul will lift up the spear, and say, I will strike against David into the wall And David will flee from before him twice.
1 Samuel 19:10-11
And Saul will seek to strike the spear into David and even into the wall: and he will slip away from the face of Saul, and he will strike the spear into the wall: and David fled, and he will escape in that night
1 Samuel 20:7
If thus he shall say, Good; peace to thy servant; and if kindling, it shall kindle to him, know that evil was finished with him.
Proverbs 22:24
Thou shalt not be companion of the possessor of anger, and with the man of wrath thou shalt not go:
Proverbs 24:11-12
If thou shalt refrain to deliver those being brought to death, and those going to be slain;
Proverbs 31:8-9
Open thy mouth for the dumb, for the judgment of all the sons of the surviving.
Ecclesiastes 7:9
Thou shalt not be hastened in thy spirit to be angry, for anger shall rest in the bosom of fools.
Ecclesiastes 9:3
This an evil in all being done under the sun, thus one event is to all: and also the heart of the sons of man being full of evil, and folly in their heart in their living, and after it to their deaths.
Jeremiah 17:9
The heart is deceitful above all, and man himself, who shall know him?
John 7:51
Our law judges not a man, except it first hear from him, and know what he does.