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1 Samuel 20:9

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And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee; for if I should at all know that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee?

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1 Samuel 20:9 in other translations

Jonathan said, “Far be it from you; for if I should at all know that evil were determined by my father to come on you, then wouldn’t I tell you that?”

1 Samuel 20:9 · World English Bible

1 Samuel 20:9 in context

  1. 7If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be wroth, then know that evil is determined by him.
  2. 8Therefore deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of Jehovah with thee: but if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father?
  3. 9And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee; for if I should at all know that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee?
  4. 10Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me if perchance thy father answer thee roughly?
  5. 11And Jonathan said unto David, Come, and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field.