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31 As long as[a] Jesse’s son lives on the earth, neither you nor your kingdom will be established! Now send someone and bring David[b] to me. He’s a dead man!”

32 Jonathan asked his father Saul, “Why should he be killed? What did he do?” 33 Then Saul threw the spear that was beside him to strike Jonathan[c] down. So Jonathan realized that his father was determined to kill David.

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  1. 1 Samuel 20:31 Lit. all the days that
  2. 1 Samuel 20:31 Lit. him
  3. 1 Samuel 20:33 Lit. him

31 As long as the son of Jesse lives on this earth, neither you nor your kingdom(A) will be established. Now send someone to bring him to me, for he must die!”

32 “Why(B) should he be put to death? What(C) has he done?” Jonathan asked his father. 33 But Saul hurled his spear at him to kill him. Then Jonathan knew that his father intended(D) to kill David.

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