1 Samuel 20 · Verse 13

1 Samuel 20:13

The Lord do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it please my father to do thee evil, then I will shew it thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and the Lord be with thee, as he hath been with my father.
1 Samuel 20:13, King James Version

1 Samuel 20:13 in other translations

BSBBut if my father intends to bring evil on you, then may the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if I do not tell you and send you on your way in safety. May the LORD be with you, just as He has been with my father.
WEBThe LORD do so to Jonathan and more also, should it please my father to do you evil, if I don’t disclose it to you and send you away, that you may go in peace. May the LORD be with you as he has been with my father.
ASVJehovah do so to Jonathan, and more also, should it please my father to do thee evil, if I disclose it not unto thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and Jehovah be with thee, as he hath been with my father.
YLTthus doth Jehovah do to Jonathan, and thus doth He add; when the evil concerning thee is good to my father, then I have uncovered thine ear, and sent thee away, and thou hast gone in peace, and Jehovah is with thee, as he was with my father;
DARBYJehovah do so and much more to Jonathan. Should it please my father to do thee evil, then I will apprise thee of it, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace; and Jehovah be with thee, as he has been with my father.
BBEMay the Lord's punishment be on Jonathan, if it is my father's pleasure to do you evil and I do not give you word of it and send you away so that you may go in peace: and may the Lord be with you, as he has been with my father.
WebsterThe LORD do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it shall please my father to do thee evil, then I will show it to thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and the LORD be with thee, as he hath been with my father.

What does 1 Samuel 20:13 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 The Lord be with thee, as he hath been with my father - From this, and other passages here it is evident that Jonathan knew that the Lord had appointed David to the kingdom.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 20:11-23

Jonathan faithfully promises that he would let David know how he found his father affected towards him. It will be kindness to ourselves and to ours, to secure an interest in those whom God favours, and to make his friends ours. True friendship rests on a firm basis, and is able to silence ambition, self-love, and undue regard for others. But who can fully understand the love of Jesus, who gave himself as a…

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1 Samuel 20:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כֹּֽה\־koh-thusH3541
יַעֲשֶׂה֩ya.'a.Sehmay he doH6213
יְהוָ֨הYah.wehYahwehH3068
לִֽיהוֹנָתָ֜ןli.ho.na.Tanto JonathanH3083
וְכֹ֣הve.Khohand thusH3541
יֹסִ֗יףyo.Sifmay he addH3254
כִּֽי\־ki-ifH3588
יֵיטִ֨בyei.Tivit will make goodH3190
אֶל\־'el-toH413
אָבִ֤י'a.Vifather myH1
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'Ah<the> harmH7451
עָלֶ֔יךָ'a.Lei.khaon youH5921
וְגָלִ֙יתִי֙ve.ga.Li.tiand I will uncoverH1540
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אָזְנֶ֔ךָ'a.ze.Ne.khaear yourH241
וְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֖יךָve.shi.lach.Ti.khaand I will send away youH7971
וְהָלַכְתָּ֣ve.ha.lakh.Taand you will goH1980
לְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.Lomto peaceH7965
וִיהִ֤יvi.Hiand may he beH1961
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
עִמָּ֔ךְ'i.Makhwith youH5973
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.Sherjust asH834
הָיָ֖הha.Yahhe has beenH1961
עִם\־'im-withH5973
אָבִֽי\׃'a.Vifather myH1

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 20:13

  • 1 Chronicles 22:11

    Now, my son, the Lord be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of the Lord thy God, as he hath said of thee.

  • Joshua 1:5

    There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

  • 1 Chronicles 22:16

    Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise therefore, and be doing, and the Lord be with thee.

  • Ruth 1:17

    Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the Lord do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.

  • 1 Samuel 17:37

    David said moreover, The Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the Lord be with thee.

  • 1 Samuel 3:17

    And he said, What is the thing that the Lord hath said unto thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing from me of all the things that he said unto thee.

  • 1 Kings 19:2

    Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time.

  • 1 Samuel 18:12

    And Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with him, and was departed from Saul.

  • 1 Samuel 14:47

    So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he vexed them.

  • 2 Samuel 19:13

    And say ye to Amasa, Art thou not of my bone, and of my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.

  • 1 Samuel 10:7

    And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for God is with thee.

  • Matthew 28:20

    Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
The Lord do.
3:17; 25:22; Ru 1:17; 2Sa 3:35; 19:13; 1Ki 19:2; 20:10
the Lord be.
17:37; Jos 1:5; 1Ch 22:11,16; Mt 28:20; Php 4:9
he hath been with my father.
10:7; 11:6-13; 14:47; 2Sa 7:15

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Context

  • 1 Samuel 20:12

    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;

  • 1 Samuel 20:13

    The Lord do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it please my father to do thee evil, then I will shew it thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and the Lord be with thee, as he hath been with my father.

  • 1 Samuel 20:14

    And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of the Lord, that I die not:

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1 Samuel 20:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Jehová haga así á Jonathán, y esto añada. Mas si á mi padre pareciere bien hacerte mal, también te lo descubriré, y te enviaré, y te irás en paz: y sea Jehová contigo, como fué con mi padre.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		que l’ Éternel fasse ainsi à Jonathan, et ainsi y ajoute! S’il semble bon à mon père de te faire du mal, je te le ferai savoir, et je te laisserai aller, et tu t’en iras en paix. Et que l’ Éternel soit avec toi, comme il a été avec mon père.
German
Elberfelder 1871		so tue Jehova dem Jonathan, und so füge er hinzu! Wenn meinem Vater Böses wider dich gefällt, so werde ich es deinem Ohr eröffnen und dich ziehen lassen, daß du in Frieden weggehest; und Jehova sei mit dir, so wie er mit meinem Vater gewesen ist.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		hæc faciat Dominus Jonathæ, et hæc addat. Si autem perseveraverit patris mei malitia adversum te, revelabo aurem tuam, et dimittam te, ut vadas in pace, et sit Dominus tecum, sicut fuit cum patre meo.