1 Samuel 14:44 “And Saul declared, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if you, J…”

1 Samuel 14:44

And Saul declared, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if you, Jonathan, do not surely die!”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And Saul answered, God do so and more also: for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan.

World English Bible

Saul said, “God do so and more also; for you shall surely die, Jonathan.”

American Standard Version

And Saul said, God do so and more also; for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan.

Geneva Bible 1599

Againe Saul answered, God doe so and more also, vnlesse thou die the death, Ionathan.

Darby Translation

And Saul said, God do so [to me] and more also; thou shalt certainly die, Jonathan.

Young's Literal Translation

And Saul saith, 'Thus doth God do, and thus doth He add, for thou dost certainly die, Jonathan.'

Bible in Basic English

And Saul said, May God's punishment be on me if death is not your fate, Jonathan.

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Cross references

“God”

Ruth 1:17 1 Samuel 25:22 2 Samuel 3:9 2 Samuel 19:13

Ruth 1:17 · BSB

Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if anything but death separates you and me.”

1 Samuel 25:22 · BSB

May God punish David, and ever so severely, if I let one male belonging to Nabal survive until morning.”

2 Samuel 3:9 · BSB

May God punish Abner, and ever so severely, if I do not do for David what the LORD has sworn to him:

2 Samuel 19:13 · BSB

And say to Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my flesh and blood? May God punish me, and ever so severely, if from now on you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab!’”

“thou shalt”

1 Samuel 14:39 Genesis 38:24 2 Samuel 12:5 2 Samuel 12:31 Proverbs 25:16

1 Samuel 14:39 · BSB

As surely as the LORD who saves Israel lives, even if it is my son Jonathan, he must die!” But not one of the troops said a word.

Genesis 38:24 · BSB

About three months later, Judah was told, “Your daughter-in-law Tamar has prostituted herself, and now she is pregnant.” “Bring her out!” Judah replied. “Let her be burned to death!”

2 Samuel 12:5 · BSB

David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan: “As surely as the LORD lives, the man who did this deserves to die!

2 Samuel 12:31 · BSB

David brought out the people who were there and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes, and he made them work at the brick kilns. He did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all his troops return…

Proverbs 25:16 · BSB

If you find honey, eat just what you need, lest you have too much and vomit it up.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

43“Tell me what you have done,” Saul commanded him. So Jonathan told him, “I only tasted a little honey with the end of the staff that was in my hand. And now I must die?”

45But the people said to Saul, “Must Jonathan die—he who accomplished such a great deliverance for Israel? Never! As surely as the LORD lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground, for with God’s help he has accomplished this today.” So the people rescued Jonathan, and he did not die.

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