1 Samuel 19:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“so he warned David, saying, “My father Saul intends to kill you. Be on your guard in the morning; find a secret place and hide there.”
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“so he warned David, saying, “My father Saul intends to kill you. Be on your guard in the morning; find a secret place and hide there.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“But Jonathan Saul’s son delighted much in David: and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself:”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to slay thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself in the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and Jonathan son of Saul delighted exceedingly in David, and Jonathan declareth to David, saying, `Saul my father is seeking to put thee to death, and, now, take heed, I pray thee, in the morning, and thou hast abode in a secret place, and been hidden,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Samuel 19:2 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 18:1After David had finished speaking with Saul, the souls of Jonathan and David were knit together, and Jonathan loved him as himself.
- 1 Samuel 20:2“Far from it!” Jonathan replied. “You will not die. Indeed, my father does nothing, great or small, without telling me. So why would he hide this matter from me? This cannot be true!”
- 1 Samuel 20:5So David told him, “Look, tomorrow is the New Moon, and I am supposed to dine with the king. Instead, let me go and hide in the field until the third evening from now.
- Psalms 16:3As for the saints in the land, they are the excellence in whom all my delight resides.
- Proverbs 17:17A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
- John 15:17This is My command to you: Love one another.
- Acts 9:24but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.
- Acts 23:16But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the plot, he went into the barracks and told Paul.
- 1 John 3:12Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.
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