1 Samuel 20:28 - Printer Friendly

ESV: Jonathan answered Saul, “David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem.

NIV: Jonathan answered, 'David earnestly asked me for permission to go to Bethlehem.

NASB: And Jonathan answered Saul, 'David earnestly requested leave of me to go to Bethlehem.

CSB: Jonathan answered, "David asked for my permission to go to Bethlehem.

NLT: Jonathan replied, 'David earnestly asked me if he could go to Bethlehem.

KJV: And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem:

NKJV: So Jonathan answered Saul, “David earnestly asked permission of me to go to Bethlehem.

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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