1 Samuel 20:12
and Jonathan said, “By the Lord, the God of Israel, I will sound out my father by this time tomorrow or the next day. If he is favorable toward you, will I not send for you and tell you?
And Jonathan said unto David, O Lord God of Israel, when I have sounded my father about to morrow any time, or the third day, and, behold, if there be good toward David, and I then send not unto thee, and shew it thee;
Note sounded: Heb. searched
Note shew…: Heb. uncover thine ear
Jonathan said to David, “By the Lord, the God of Israel, when I have sounded out my father about this time tomorrow, or the third day, behold, if there is good toward David, won’t I then send to you and disclose it to you?
And Jonathan said unto David, Jehovah, the God of Israel, be witness: when I have sounded my father about this time to-morrow, or the third day, behold, if there be good toward David, shall I not then send unto thee, and disclose it unto thee?
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- O Lord
- This verse is evidently deficient. The LXX. have [kyrios ho Theos Israel oiden,] "The Lord God of Israel doth know;" the Syraic and Arabic, "The Lord God of Israel is witness;" either of which makes good sense. But two of Dr. Kennicott's MSS. supply the word {chai,} "liveth;" and the text reads thus: "As the Lord God of Israel liveth, when I have sounded my father,--if there be good unto David, and I then send not unto thee," etc.; which is a still better sense.
- Joshua 22:22; Job 31:4; Psalm 17:3; Psalm 139:1–4
- sounded
- Heb. searched.
- Proverbs 20:5; Proverbs 25:2, 3
- shew it thee
- Heb. uncover thine ear.
- 1 Samuel 20:2