1 Samuel 20:18
Then Jonathan said to David, To morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.
1 Samuel 20:18 in other translations
| BSB | Then Jonathan said to David, “Tomorrow is the New Moon, and you will be missed if your seat is empty. |
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| WEB | Then Jonathan said to him, “Tomorrow is the new moon, and you will be missed, because your seat will be empty. |
| ASV | Then Jonathan said unto him, To-morrow is the new moon: and thou wilt be missed, because thy seat will be empty. |
| YLT | And Jonathan saith to him, ‘To-morrow is new moon, and thou hast been looked after, for thy seat is looked after; |
| DARBY | And Jonathan said to him, To-morrow is the new moon; and thou wilt be missed, for thy seat will be empty; |
| BBE | Then Jonathan said to him, Tomorrow is the new moon: and it will be seen that you are not present, for there will be no one in your seat. |
| Webster | Then Jonathan said to David, To-morrow is the new-moon: and thou wilt be missed, because thy seat will be empty. |
What does 1 Samuel 20:18 mean?
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…
1 Samuel 20:18 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Samuel 20:18
- 1 Samuel 20:5
And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to morrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field unto the third day at even.
- 1 Samuel 20:25
And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, even upon a seat by the wall: and Jonathan arose, and Abner sat by Saul’s side, and David’s place was empty.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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and thou shalt.Among the forms of salutation and compliment used in Persia, one was, "according to my mode of notation in italics, {Já i sháma khali bud pish yárán,} signifying, Thy place or seat was empty among thy friends. This phrase, or the greater part of it, was frequently addressed to myself when coming into a circle of Persian acquaintances, after an absence of several days or weeks. It reminded me of a passage in the First book of Samuel, (ch. 20:18.) And thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty. And again, David's place was empty." Sir W. Ouseley's Travels, vol i. preface, p.16.
empty. Heb. missed.
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Context
- 1 Samuel 20:17
And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul.
- 1 Samuel 20:18
Then Jonathan said to David, To morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.
- 1 Samuel 20:19
And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.
1 Samuel 20:18 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Díjole luego Jonathán: Mañana es nueva luna, y tú serás echado de menos, porque tu asiento estará vacío. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Jonathan lui dit: C’est demain la nouvelle lune, et on s’apercevra que tu manques, car ton siège sera vide. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Jonathan sprach zu ihm: Morgen ist Neumond; und man wird dich vermissen, denn dein Sitz wird leer bleiben. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dixitque ad eum Jonathas: Cras calendæ sunt, et requireris: |