1 Samuel 20:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be very wroth, then be sure that evil is determined by him.”

1 Samuel 20:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 20:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 20:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“If he says, ‘It is well,’ your servant shall have peace; but if he is angry, then know that evil is determined by him.”

1 Samuel 20:7 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 20:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be wroth, then know that evil is determined by him. ”

1 Samuel 20:7 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 20:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“If thus he say: Good; peace <FI>is<Fi> for thy servant; and if it be very displeasing to him--know that the evil hath been determined by him;”

1 Samuel 20:7 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 20:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“If he say thus, It is well, — thy servant shall have peace; but if he be very wroth, be sure that evil is determined by him. ”

1 Samuel 20:7 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 20:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And if he say thus, It is well, thy seruant shall haue peace: but if he be angrie, be sure that wickednesse is concluded of him.”

1 Samuel 20:7 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 20:7 in Context — 1 Samuel 20

5 And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to morrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field unto the third day at even.

6 If thy father at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Beth–lehem his city: for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family.

7 If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be very wroth, then be sure that evil is determined by him.

8 Therefore thou shalt deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the Lord with thee: notwithstanding, if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father?

9 And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee: for if I knew certainly that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee?

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What Does 1 Samuel 20:7 Mean?

1 Samuel 20:7 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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