1 Samuel 20 · Verse 14

1 Samuel 20:14

And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of the Lord, that I die not:
1 Samuel 20:14, King James Version

1 Samuel 20:14 in other translations

BSBAnd as long as I live, treat me with the LORD’s loving devotion, that I may not die,
WEBYou shall not only show me the loving kindness of the LORD while I still live, that I not die;
ASVAnd thou shalt not only while yet I live show me the lovingkindness of Jehovah, that I die not;
YLTand not only while I am alive dost thou do with me the kindness of Jehovah, and I die not,
DARBYAnd thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of Jehovah, that I die not,
BBEAnd may you, while I am still living, O may you be kind to me, as the Lord is kind, and keep me from death!
WebsterAnd thou shalt, not only while yet I live, show me the kindness of the LORD, that I may not die:

What does 1 Samuel 20:14 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 Show me the kindness of the Lord - When thou comest to the kingdom, if I am alive, thou shalt show kindness to me, and thou shalt continue that kindness to my family after me.

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 20:14 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.

וְלֹ֖אve.Lo'and notH3808
אִם\־'im-ifH518
עוֹדֶ֣נִּיo.De.nistill IH5750
חָ֑יChai[am] aliveH2416
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
תַעֲשֶׂ֧הta.'a.Sehyou will doH6213
עִמָּדִ֛י'i.ma.Diwith meH5978
חֶ֥סֶדChe.sed[the] covenant loyalty ofH2617
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
אָמֽוּת\׃'a.MutI will dieH4191

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

Cross references for 1 Samuel 20:14

  • 2 Samuel 9:3

    And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, which is lame on his feet.

  • Ephesians 5:1-2

    Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the kindness.
2Sa 9:3; Eph 5:1,2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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:

  • 1 Samuel 20:15

    But also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever: no, not when the Lord hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth.

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1 Samuel 20:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y si yo viviere, harás conmigo misericordia de Jehová; mas si fuere muerto,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et n’est-ce pas? si je suis encore vivant, – n’est-ce pas, tu useras envers moi de la bonté de l’ Éternel, et je ne mourrai point;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und nicht nur während ich noch lebe, und nicht nur an mir sollst du Güte Jehovas erweisen, daß ich nicht sterbe;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et si vixero, facies mihi misericordiam Domini: si vero mortuus fuero,