7If he say thus, It is well, thy servant shall have peace; but if he be very wroth, be sure that evil is determined by him.


In Context

4 And Jonathan said to David, What thy soul may say, I will even do it for thee.

5 And David said to Jonathan, Behold, to-morrow is 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 until the third evening.

6 If thy father should actually miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Bethlehem his city; for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family.

7 If he say thus, It is well, thy servant shall have peace; but if he be very wroth, be sure that evil is determined by him.

8 Deal kindly then with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of Jehovah with thee; but if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father?

9 And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee; for, if I knew with certainty that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, would I not tell it thee?

1 Samuel 20:7 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:7If he says, 'Very well,' then your servant is safe. But if he loses his temper, you can be sure that he is determined to harm me.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:7If he say thus, [It is] well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be very wroth, [then] be sure that evil is determined by him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:7If he shall say, It is well: thy servant shall have peace: but if he be angry, know that his malice is come to its height.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:7If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be wroth, then know that evil is determined by him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:7If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be wroth, then know that evil is determined by him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:7If he shall say thus, It is well; thy servant will have peace: but if he shall be very wroth, then be sure that evil is determined by him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:7If he says, 'It is well;' your servant shall have peace: but if he be angry, then know that evil is determined by him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:7If thus he say: Good; peace is for thy servant; and if it be very displeasing to him — know that the evil hath been determined by him;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:7If he say thus, It is well; your servant shall have peace: but if he be very wroth, then be sure that evil is determined by him.