Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 20:3

3 Dàwèi yòu qǐshì shuō , nǐ fùqin zhún zhī wǒ zaì nǐ yǎnqián méng ēn . tā xīnli shuō , bù rú bú jiào Yuēnádān zhīdào , kǒngpà tā chóu fán . wǒ zhǐ zhe yǒngshēng de Yēhéhuá , yòu gǎn zaì nǐ miànqián qǐshì , wǒ lí sǐ bú guō yī bù .

Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 20:3 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 20:3

And David sware moreover, and said
To assure Jonathan of the truth of it, that he did most certainly seek after his life, of which, as he had no doubt himself, by an oath he endeavoured to remove any that might be in Jonathan, who was not willing to believe his father could be guilty of so foul a crime:

thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes:
that he was high in his favour, that he had a great value for him, and he had a large share in his love and friendship, and that was the reason why he hid from him his base intentions:

and he saith, let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved;
as he would be, both for the evil his father would be guilty of, and the danger David, his beloved friend, would be in:

but truly, [as] the Lord liveth, and [as] thy soul liveth, [there is]
but a step between me and death;
as appeared by his casting a javelin at him, ( 1 Samuel 18:11 ) , sending messengers to his own house to slay him, ( 1 Samuel 19:11 ) , and others to Naioth to seize him, ( 1 Samuel 19:20 ) , and coming himself thither with an intention to kill him, ( 1 Samuel 19:22 1 Samuel 19:23 ) , and in each of these instances he had a narrow escape for his life; and this he declared in the most solemn manner by an oath, for the confirmation of the truth of it to Jonathan.

Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 20:3 In-Context

1 Dàwèi cóng Lāmǎ de ná yuē taópǎo , lái dào Yuēnádān nàli , duì tā shuō , wǒ zuò le shénme . yǒu shénme zuìniè ne . zaì nǐ fùqin miànqián fàn le shénme zuì , tā jìng xún suǒ wǒde xìngméng ne .

2 Yuēnádān huídá shuō , duàn rán bú shì . nǐ bì bù zhì sǐ . wǒ fù zuò shì , wúlùn dà xiǎo , méiyǒu bù jiào wǒ zhīdào de . zĕnme dú yǒu zhè shì yǐnmán wǒ ne . jué bù rúcǐ .

3 Dàwèi yòu qǐshì shuō , nǐ fùqin zhún zhī wǒ zaì nǐ yǎnqián méng ēn . tā xīnli shuō , bù rú bú jiào Yuēnádān zhīdào , kǒngpà tā chóu fán . wǒ zhǐ zhe yǒngshēng de Yēhéhuá , yòu gǎn zaì nǐ miànqián qǐshì , wǒ lí sǐ bú guō yī bù .

4 Yuēnádān duì Dàwèi shuō , nǐ xīnli suǒ qiú de , wǒ bì wèi nǐ chéngjiù .

5 Dàwèi duì Yuēnádān shuō , míngrì shì chū yī , wǒ dāng yǔ wáng tóng xí , qiú nǐ róng wǒ qù cáng zaì tiānyĕ , zhídào dì sān rì wǎnshang .