28And Jonathan answereth Saul, 'David hath been earnestly asked of me unto Beth-Lehem,


In Context

25 and the king sitteth on his seat, as time by time, on a seat by the wall, and Jonathan riseth, and Abner sitteth at the side of Saul, and David's place is looked after.

26 And Saul hath not spoken anything on that day, for he said, 'It is an accident; he is not clean — surely not clean.'

27 And it cometh to pass on the second morrow of the new moon, that David's place is looked after, and Saul saith unto Jonathan his son, 'Wherefore hath the son of Jesse not come in, either yesterday or to-day, unto the food?'

28 And Jonathan answereth Saul, 'David hath been earnestly asked of me unto Beth-Lehem,

29 and he saith, Send me away, I pray thee, for a family sacrifice we have in the city, and my brother himself hath given command to me, and now, if I have found grace in thine eyes, let me go away, I pray thee, and see my brethren; therefore he hath not come unto the table of the king.'

30 And the anger of Saul burneth against Jonathan, and he saith to him, 'Son of a perverse rebellious woman! have I not known that thou art fixing on the son of Jesse to thy shame, and to the shame of the nakedness of thy mother?

1 Samuel 20:28 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:28Jonathan answered, "David earnestly asked me for permission to go to Bethlehem.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:28And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked [leave] of me [to go] to Bethlehem:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:28And Jonathan answered Saul: He asked leave of me earnestly to go to Bethlehem,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:28And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Beth-lehem:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:28And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:28And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Beth-lehem:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:28And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Beth-lehem:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:28Jonathan answered Saul, |David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:28And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem: