Jonathan cried after the boy, “Go fast! Hurry! Don’t delay!” Jonathan’s boy gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.
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Jonathan cried after the boy, “Go fast! Hurry! Don’t delay!” Jonathan’s boy gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.
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And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan’s lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.
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And Jonathan cried after the lad: 'Make speed, hasten, stay not.' And Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.
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Passages linked to 1 Samuel 20:38 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Psalms 55:6-9 I said, “Oh that I had wings like a dove! Then I would fly away, and be at rest. Behold, then I would wander far off. I would lodge in the wilderness.” “I would hurry to a shelter from the stormy wind and storm.” Confuse them, Lord, and confound their language, for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
- Proverbs 6:4-5 Give no sleep to your eyes, nor slumber to your eyelids. Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.
- Matthew 24:16-18 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take out the things that are in his house. Let him who is in the field not return back to get his clothes.
- Mark 13:14-16 But when you see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not” (let the reader understand), “then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, and let him who is on the housetop not go down, nor enter in, to take anything out of his house. Let him who is in the field not return back to take his cloak.
- Luke 17:31-32 In that day, he who will be on the housetop and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away. Let him who is in the field likewise not turn back. Remember Lot’s wife!
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain By these words he admonished David what he ought…
By these words he admonished David what he ought to do.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Sa 20:38 And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make…
1Sa 20:38 And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan’s lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.
Ver. 38. Make speed, haste, stay not.] Habent Aulae suum Cito, Cito. Sic et Amicitia. See 1Sa 20:37.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Haste, stay not; so he bids him, because finding…
Haste, stay not; so he bids him, because finding the coast clear, he made haste to take the opportunity-to speak with his dearly beloved David.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Jonathan cried after the lad, make speed, haste,…
And Jonathan cried after the lad, make speed, haste, stay not,.... But bring the arrows to him directly, that he might dismiss him; for, observing that no man was passing by, he was desirous of embracing the opportunity for a few minutes to have an interview with David alone before he fled:
and Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows; for though the textual reading is singular, the marginal is plural, to show, as Kimchi observes, that he cast three arrows, as he said he would, Sa1 20:20;
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and came to his master; with them.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 38. Make speed, haste, stay not.] Though these…
Verse 38. Make speed, haste, stay not.] Though these words appear to be addressed to the lad, yet they were spoken to David, indicating that his life was at stake, and only a prompt flight could save him.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 38. the arrows] It is implied that the three…
38. the arrows] It is implied that the three arrows agreed upon were shot, but the narrator does not think it necessary to repeat full details thrice.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (38) Make speed, haste, stay not.—Although Jonathan, of course,…
(38) Make speed, haste, stay not.—Although Jonathan, of course, trusted to a certain extent the youth (probably an armour-bearer) who was with him, still he hurried this attendant away, that he might not see David, who was close by in hiding, and who, after the sign, would presently appear in sight. The next clause (1Sa_20:39) expressly tells us how this meeting was unknown and unwitnessed. The youth was sent to the city that Jonathan might be alone once more with David.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 called after the young man, "Hurry
called after the young man, "Hurry
"called out to the young man, who was running away from him, 'Hurry"
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