Verse 4

And Jonathan speaketh good of David unto Saul his father, and saith unto him, `Let not the king sin against his servant, against David, because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works for thee `are' very good;

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 18:20 : 20 Is evil recompensed instead of good, That they have dug a pit for my soul? Remember my standing before Thee to speak good of them, To turn back Thy wrath from them.
  • Gen 42:22 : 22 And Reuben answereth them, saying, `Spake I not unto you, saying, Sin not against the lad? and ye hearkened not; and his blood also, lo, it is required.'
  • Prov 17:13 : 13 Whoso is returning evil for good, Evil moveth not from his house.
  • 1 Sam 20:32 : 32 And Jonathan answereth Saul his father, and saith unto him, `Why is he put to death? what hath he done?'
  • Prov 31:8-9 : 8 Open thy mouth for the dumb, For the right of all sons of change. 9 Open thy mouth, judge righteously, Both the cause of the poor and needy!'
  • Gen 9:6 : 6 whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man is his blood shed: for in the image of God hath He made man.
  • 1 Cor 8:12 : 12 and thus sinning in regard to the brethren, and smiting their weak conscience -- in regard to Christ ye sin;
  • 1 John 3:15 : 15 Every one who is hating his brother -- a man-killer he is, and ye have known that no man-killer hath life age-during in him remaining,
  • 1 Sam 22:14 : 14 And Ahimelech answereth the king and saith, `And who among all thy servants `is' as David -- faithful, and son-in-law of the king, and hath turned aside unto thy council, and is honoured in thy house?
  • 2 Chr 6:22 : 22 `If a man doth sin against his neighbour, and he hath lifted up on him an oath to cause him to swear, and the oath hath come in before Thine altar in this house --
  • Ps 35:12 : 12 They pay me evil for good, bereaving my soul,
  • Ps 109:4-5 : 4 For my love they oppose me, and I -- prayer! 5 And they set against me evil for good, And hatred for my love.
  • Prov 24:11-12 : 11 If `from' delivering those taken to death, And those slipping to the slaughter -- thou keepest back. 12 When thou sayest, `Lo, we knew not this.' Is not the Ponderer of hearts He who understandeth? And the Keeper of thy soul He who knoweth? And He hath rendered to man according to his work.
  • 1 Sam 2:25 : 25 If a man sin against a man, then hath God judged him; but if against Jehovah a man sin, who doth pray for him?' and they hearken not to the voice of their father, though Jehovah hath delighted to put them to death.