1st Samuel Chapter 23 verse 17 Holy Bible
And he said unto him, Fear not; for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.
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And said to him, Have no fear, for Saul my father will not get you into his power; and you will be king of Israel, and I will be by your side, and my father Saul is certain of this.
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And he said to him, Fear not; for the hand of Saul my father will not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next to thee; and that also Saul my father knows.
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And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.
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And he said to him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou wilt be king over Israel, and I shall be next to thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.
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He said to him, Don't be afraid; for the hand of Saul my father shall not find you; and you shall be king over Israel, and I shall be next to you; and that also Saul my father knows.
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and saith unto him, `Fear not, for the hand of Saul my father doth not find thee, and thou dost reign over Israel, and I am to thee for second, and also so knoweth Saul my father.'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(17) And I shall be next unto thee.--To us--who read a few pages on in the record of these times how this same generous, loving friend found a grave on Mount Gilboa instead of a home with David, whom he admired with so ungrudging an admiration--these words of Jonathan possess a pathetic interest of their own. That brave, romantic career was nearly run when he met David for the last time in the woods of Ziph. As far as we can judge, if Jonathan had lived he would have certainly ceded any rights he had to the throne of his father Saul in favour of David, unlike that other comparatively unknown son of Saul, Ishbosheth, who set up as a rival claimant to the son of Jesse. But his generosity was not to be exposed to any such severe test, and David was spared the presence of such a rival as the gallant and gifted Jonathan would assuredly have been to him.And that also Saul my father knoweth.--It is very likely by this time that the circumstance of Samuel's mysterious anointing of the son of Jesse years before at Bethlehem had become known to Saul. Now that David had been openly proclaimed a public enemy, and that the king had repeatedly and openly sought his life, there was no reason for any concealment. No doubt, by this time very many in Israel looked on him as the anointed successor of Saul. The covenant alluded to in the next verse was, of course, the old covenant of eternal friendship which they had made when they parted outside Gibeah at the New Moon feast, as we find related at length in 1 Samuel 20.After this meeting David never looked on Jonathan's face in life again."Oh, heart of fire! misjudged by wilful man,Thou flower of Jesse's race!What woe was thine when thou and JonathanLast greeted face to face!He doomed to die, thou on us to impressThe portent of a blood-stained holiness."Lyra Apostolica.Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrewsaying,וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, say“Do notאַל־ (’al-)AdverbStrong's 408: Notbe afraid,תִּירָ֗א (tî·rā)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frightenforכִּ֠י (kî)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionmy fatherאָבִ֔י (’ā·ḇî)Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularStrong's 1: FatherSaulשָׁא֣וּל (šā·’ūl)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israeliteswill neverלֹ֤א (lō)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, nolay a hand onתִֽמְצָאֲךָ֙ (ṯim·ṣā·’ă·ḵā)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | second person masculine singularStrong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be presentyou.יַ֚ד (yaḏ)Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 3027: A handAnd youוְאַתָּה֙ (wə·’at·tāh)Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singularStrong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and youwill be kingתִּמְלֹ֣ךְ (tim·lōḵ)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 4427: To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counseloverעַל־ (‘al-)PrepositionStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againstIsrael,יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his descand I willוְאָנֹכִ֖י (wə·’ā·nō·ḵî)Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singularStrong's 595: Ibeאֶֽהְיֶה־ (’eh·yeh-)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, beyourלְּךָ֣ (lə·ḵā)Preposition | second person masculine singularStrong's Hebrew second-in-command.לְמִשְׁנֶ֑ה (lə·miš·neh)Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 4932: A repetition, a duplicate, a double, a secondEvenוְגַם־ (wə·ḡam-)Conjunctive waw | ConjunctionStrong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, andmy fatherאָבִ֖י (’ā·ḇî)Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularStrong's 1: FatherSaulשָׁא֥וּל (šā·’ūl)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelitesknowsיֹדֵ֥עַ (yō·ḏê·a‘)Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularStrong's 3045: To knowthis is true.?כֵּֽן׃ (kên)Adjective - masculine singularStrong's 3651: So -- thusJump to PreviousAfraid Hand Israel Lay Power Reign Saul Second Side Wilt
