1 Samuel 20:8

Bible in Basic English (1941)

So, then, be kind to your servant; for you have been united with your servant in an agreement made before the Lord: but if there is any wrongdoing in me, put me to death yourself; why take me to your father?

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  • 1 Sam 23:18 : 18 And the two of them made an agreement before the Lord: and David went on living in Horesh, and Jonathan went back to his house.
  • 2 Sam 14:32 : 32 And Absalom's answer was, See, I sent to you saying, Come here, so that I may send you to the king to say, Why have I come back from Geshur? it would be better for me to be there still: let me now see the king's face, and if there is any sin in me, let him put me to death.
  • 1 Sam 18:3 : 3 Then Jonathan and David made an agreement together, because of Jonathan's love for David.
  • 1 Sam 20:16 : 16 And if it comes about that the name of Jonathan is cut off from the family of David, the Lord will make David responsible.
  • 1 Chr 12:17 : 17 And David went out to them, and said to them, If you have come in peace to give me help, my heart will be united with yours; but if you have come to give me up to those who would take my life, though my hands are clean from wrongdoing, then may the God of our fathers see it and give you punishment.
  • Ps 7:4-5 : 4 If I have given back evil to him who did evil to me, or have taken anything from him who was against me without cause; 5 Let my hater go after my soul and take it; let my life be crushed to the earth, and my honour into the dust. (Selah.)
  • Ps 116:11 : 11 Though I said in my fear, All men are false.
  • Prov 3:3 : 3 Let not mercy and good faith go from you; let them be hanging round your neck, recorded on your heart;
  • Acts 25:11 : 11 If, then, I am a wrongdoer and there is a cause of death in me, I am ready for death: if it is not as they say against me, no man may give me up to them. Let my cause come before Caesar.
  • Gen 24:49 : 49 And now, say if you will do what is good and right for my master or not, in order that it may be clear to me what I have to do.
  • Gen 47:29 : 29 And the time of his death came near, and he sent for his son Joseph and said to him, If now I am dear to you, put your hand under my leg and take an oath that you will not put me to rest in Egypt;
  • Josh 2:14 : 14 And the men said to her, Our life for yours if you keep our business secret; and when the Lord has given us the land, we will keep faith and be kind to you.
  • Josh 22:22 : 22 God, even God the Lord, God, even God the Lord, he sees, and Israel will see--if it is in pride or in sin against the Lord,
  • Ruth 1:8 : 8 And Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, Go back to your mothers' houses: may the Lord be good to you as you have been good to the dead and to me:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Sam 20:12-16
    5 verses
    82%

    12And Jonathan said to David, May the Lord, the God of Israel, be witness; when I have had a chance of talking to my father, about this time tomorrow, if his feelings to David are good, will I not send and give you the news?

    13May the Lord's punishment be on Jonathan, if it is my father's pleasure to do you evil and I do not give you word of it and send you away so that you may go in peace: and may the Lord be with you, as he has been with my father.

    14And may you, while I am still living, O may you be kind to me, as the Lord is kind, and keep me from death!

    15And let not your mercy ever be cut off from my family, even when the Lord has sent destruction on all David's haters, cutting them off from the face of the earth.

    16And if it comes about that the name of Jonathan is cut off from the family of David, the Lord will make David responsible.

  • 1 Sam 20:9-10
    2 verses
    82%

    9And Jonathan said, Do not have such a thought: for if I saw that my father was designing evil against you, would I not give you word of it?

    10Then David said to Jonathan, Who will give me word if your father gives you a rough answer?

  • 1 Sam 20:1-4
    4 verses
    80%

    1And David went in flight from Naioth in Ramah and came to Jonathan and said, What have I done? What is my crime and my sin against your father that he is attempting to take my life?

    2And he said to him, Far be the thought: you will not be put to death: see, my father does nothing, great or small, without giving me word of it: would he keep this secret from me? It is not so.

    3But David took his oath again and said, Your father sees that I am dear to you; so he says to himself, Let Jonathan have no idea of this, for it will be a grief to him; but as the Lord is living, and as your soul is living, there is only a step between me and death.

    4Then Jonathan said to David, Whatever your desire is, I will do it for you.

  • 1 Sam 19:1-6
    6 verses
    79%

    1And Saul gave orders to his son Jonathan and to all his servants to put David to death. But Saul's son Jonathan had great delight in David.

    2And Jonathan said to David, Saul, my father, is purposing your death: so now, take care in the morning, and keep yourself safe in a secret place:

    3And I will go out and take my place by my father's side in the field near where you are; and I will get into talk with my father about you, and when I see how things are, I will give you word.

    4And Jonathan gave his father Saul a good account of David, and said to him, Let not the king do wrong against his servant, against David; because he has done you no wrong, and all his acts have had a good outcome for you:

    5For he put his life in danger and overcame the Philistine, and the Lord gave all Israel salvation: you saw it and were glad: why then are you sinning against him who has done no wrong, desiring the death of David without cause?

    6And Saul gave ear to the voice of Jonathan, and said with an oath, By the living Lord, he is not to be put to death.

  • 1 Sam 20:32
    79%

    32And Jonathan, answering his father Saul, said to him, Why is he to be put to death? What has he done?

  • 1 Sam 20:7
    78%

    7If he says, It is well, your servant will be at peace: but if he is angry, then it will be clear to you that he has an evil purpose in mind against me.

  • 1 Sam 24:10-12
    3 verses
    78%

    10And David said to Saul, Why do you give any attention to those who say that it is my desire to do you wrong?

    11Look! you have seen today how the Lord gave you up into my hands even now in the hollow of the rocks: and some would have had me put you to death, but I had pity on you: for I said, Never will my hand be lifted up against my lord, who has been marked with the holy oil.

    12And see, my father, see the skirt of your robe in my hand: for the fact that I took off the skirt of your robe and did not put you to death is witness that I have no evil purpose, and I have done you no wrong, though you are waiting for my life to take it.

  • 1 Sam 24:17-19
    3 verses
    78%

    17Now when David had said these words to Saul, Saul said, Is this your voice, David, my son? And Saul was overcome with weeping.

    18And he said to David, You are right and I am wrong: for you have given me back good, but I have given you evil.

    19And you have made clear to me how good you have been to me today: because, when the Lord gave me up into your hands, you did not put me to death.

  • 1 Sam 26:18-19
    2 verses
    76%

    18And he said, Why does my lord go armed against his servant? what have I done? or what evil is there in me?

    19Let my lord the king give ear now to the words of his servant. If it is the Lord who is moving you against me, let him take an offering: but if it is the children of men, may they be cursed before the Lord, for driving me out today and keeping me from my place in the heritage of the Lord, saying, Go, be the servant of other gods.

  • 2 Sam 19:27-28
    2 verses
    74%

    27He has given you a false account of me: but my lord the king is like the angel of God: do then whatever seems good to you.

    28For all my father's family were only dead men before my lord the king: and still you put your servant among those whose place is at the king's table. What right then have I to say anything more to the king?

  • Josh 2:12
    74%

    12So now, will you give me your oath by the Lord, that, because I have been kind to you, you will be kind to my father's house,

  • 1 Kgs 18:9
    74%

    9And he said, What sin have I done, that you would give up your servant into the hand of Ahab, and be the cause of my death?

  • 1 Sam 20:42
    74%

    42And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, for we two have taken an oath, in the name of the Lord, saying, The Lord will be between me and you, and between my seed and your seed for ever. Then David went away, and Jonathan went into the town.

  • 1 Sam 20:28-29
    2 verses
    74%

    28And answering Saul, Jonathan said, He made a request to me that he might go to Beth-lehem,

    29Saying, Our family is making an offering in the town, and my brothers have given me orders to be there: so now, if I have grace in your eyes, let me go away and see my brothers. This is why he has not come to the king's table.

  • 1 Sam 25:28
    74%

    28And may the sin of your servant have forgiveness: for the Lord will certainly make your family strong, because my lord is fighting in the Lord's war; and no evil will be seen in you all your days.

  • 2 Sam 1:9
    74%

    9Then he said to me, Come here to my side, and put me to death, for the pain of death has me in its grip but my life is still strong in me.

  • 1 Sam 22:15
    74%

    15Is this the first time I have got directions from God for him? Far be the thought! let the king make no such statement against his servant or my father's family, for your servant has no knowledge, great or small, of this thing.

  • 1 Sam 24:21
    73%

    21And now I am certain that you will be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will be made strong under your authority.

  • 2 Sam 18:13
    73%

    13And if I had falsely put him to death (and nothing may be kept secret from the king), you would have had nothing to do with me.

  • 1 Sam 25:30-31
    2 verses
    73%

    30And when the Lord has done for my lord all those good things which he has said he will do for you, and has made you a ruler over Israel;

    31Then you will have no cause for grief, and my lord's heart will not be troubled because you have taken life without cause and have yourself given punishment for your wrongs: and when the Lord has been good to you, then give a thought to your servant.

  • 1 Sam 24:15
    73%

    15After whom has the king of Israel come out? for whom are you searching? for a dead dog, an insect.

  • 2 Sam 15:26
    73%

    26But if he says, I have no delight in you: then, here I am; let him do to me what seems good to him.

  • 1 Sam 14:44
    73%

    44And Saul said, May God's punishment be on me if death is not your fate, Jonathan.

  • 2 Sam 9:7
    73%

    7And David said to him, Have no fear: for truly I will be good to you, because of your father Jonathan, and I will give back to you all the land which was Saul's; and you will have a place at my table at all times.

  • 1 Sam 23:18
    73%

    18And the two of them made an agreement before the Lord: and David went on living in Horesh, and Jonathan went back to his house.

  • 2 Sam 9:1
    73%

    1And David said, Is there still anyone of Saul's family living, so that I may be a friend to him, because of Jonathan?

  • 1 Sam 14:39
    73%

    39For, by the living Lord, the saviour of Israel, even if the sinner is Jonathan, my son, death will certainly be his fate. But not a man among all the people gave him any answer.

  • 1 Sam 22:8
    73%

    8That all of you have made designs against me, and not one of you gave me word when my son made an agreement with the son of Jesse, and not one of you has pity for me or has made my eyes open to the fact that my servant has been moved by my son against me, as at this day?

  • Gen 44:32
    73%

    32For I made myself responsible for the boy to my father, saying, If I do not give him safely back to you, let mine be the sin for ever.