1 Samuel 19:1 - Printer Friendly

ESV: And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son and to all his servants, that they should kill David. But Jonathan, Saul’s son, delighted much in David.

NIV: Saul told his son Jonathan and all the attendants to kill David. But Jonathan had taken a great liking to David

NASB: Now Saul told his son Jonathan and all his servants to put David to death. But Jonathan, Saul’s son, greatly delighted in David.

CSB: Saul ordered his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. But Saul's son Jonathan liked David very much,

NLT: Saul now urged his servants and his son Jonathan to assassinate David. But Jonathan, because of his strong affection for David,

KJV: And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David.

NKJV: Now Saul spoke to Jonathan his son and to all his servants, that they should kill David; but Jonathan, Saul’s son, delighted greatly in David.

First Samuel introduces the key figures who led Israel after the era of the judges. The books of 1 and 2 Samuel were originally part of a single text, split in certain translations shortly before the birth of Christ. Some of the Bible’s most famous characters are depicted in this book. These including the prophet Samuel, Israel’s first king, Saul, her greatest king, David, and other famous names such as Goliath and Jonathan. By the end of this book, Saul has fallen; the book of 2 Samuel begins with David’s ascension to the throne.

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