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1 Samuel 20:32 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 20 · verse 32
And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore shall he be slain? what hath he done?1 Samuel 20:32 · King James Version
1 Samuel 20:32 in context
30Then Saul’s anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother’s nakedness?
31For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die.
32And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore shall he be slain? what hath he done?
33And Saul cast a javelin at him to smite him: whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined of his father to slay David.
34So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and did eat no meat the second day of the month: for he was grieved for David, because his father had done him shame.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- JonathanYᵉhôwnâthânJehonathan, the name of four IsraelitesH3083 →
- answeredʻânâhproperly, to eye or to heedH6030 →
- fatherʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- slainmûwthto dieH4191 →
- SaulShâʼûwlShaul, the name of an Edomite and two IsraelitesH7586 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
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Jonathan is here effectually convinced of that which he was so loth to believe, that his father had an implacable enmity to David, and would certainly be the death of him if it were in his power; and he had like to have paid very dearly himself for the conviction. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 24-34