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1 Samuel 20:31-33
Lexham English Bible
1 Samuel 20:31-33
Lexham English Bible
31 For as long as[a] the son of Jesse is alive on the earth, you and your kingdom will not be established! So then, send and bring him to me, for he will surely die!”[b] 32 But Jonathan answered his father Saul and said to him, “Why should he be put to death? What has he done?” 33 Then Saul hurled his[c] spear at him to kill him. So Jonathan knew that his father had decided[d] to kill David.
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- 1 Samuel 20:31 Literally “all the days which”
- 1 Samuel 20:31 Literally “he is a son of death”
- 1 Samuel 20:33 Hebrew “the”
- 1 Samuel 20:33 Literally “it was complete from with his father”
1 Samuel 20:31-33
New International Version
1 Samuel 20:31-33
New International Version
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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