1 Samuel 20:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life?”

1 Samuel 20:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 20:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 20:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said to Jonathan, “What have I done? What is my iniquity? What is my sin before your father, that he seeks my life?””

1 Samuel 20:1 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 20:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life? ”

1 Samuel 20:1 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 20:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And David fleeth from Naioth in Ramah, and cometh, and saith before Jonathan, `What have I done? what <FI>is<Fi> mine iniquity? and what my sin before thy father, that he is seeking my life?'”

1 Samuel 20:1 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 20:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And David fled from Naioth by Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity, and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeks my life? ”

1 Samuel 20:1 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 20:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And Dauid fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and sayd before Ionathan, What haue I done? what is mine iniquitie? and what sinne haue I committed before thy father, that he seeketh my life?”

1 Samuel 20:1 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 20:1 in Context — 1 Samuel 20

1 And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life?

2 And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, but that he will shew it me: and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so.

3 And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death.

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What Does 1 Samuel 20:1 Mean?

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