1 Samuel 23:16

Christian Standard Bible ®

Then Saul’s son Jonathan came to David in Horesh and encouraged him in his faith in God,

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
Yonatan, Sha'ul's son, arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.

King James Version
And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.

Lexham English Bible
So Jonathan the son of Saul got up and went to David at Horesh, and encouraged him through God.

English Standard Version
And Jonathan, Saul's son, rose and went to David at Horesh, and strengthened his hand in God.

New Century Version
But Saul's son Jonathan went to David at Horesh and strengthened his faith in God.

New English Translation
Then Jonathan son of Saul left and went to David at Horesh. He encouraged him through God.

Amplified Bible
And Jonathan, Saul's son, arose and went [into the woods] to David at Horesh, and encouraged him in God.

New American Standard Bible
And Jonathan, Saul's son, set out and went to David at Horesh, and encouraged him in God.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And Ionathan Sauls sonne arose and went to Dauid into the wood, and comforted him in God,

Legacy Standard Bible
So Jonathan, Saul's son, arose and went to David at Horesh and strengthened his hand in God.

Contemporary English Version
But Jonathan went to see David, and God helped him encourage David.

Complete Jewish Bible
Y'honatan Sha'ul's son set out and went to David at Horesh to encourage him in God.

Darby Translation
And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.

Easy-to-Read Version
But Saul's son Jonathan went to see David at Horesh and encouraged him to have a stronger faith in God.

George Lamsa Translation
And Jonathan, Sauls son, arose and went to David in the forest, and strengthened his hands in God.

Good News Translation
Jonathan went to him there and encouraged him with assurances of God's protection,

Literal Translation
And Jonathan the son of Saul rose up and went out to David, to the forest. And he made his hand strong in God,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then Ionathas the sonne of Saul gat him vp, and wete vnto Dauid in to the wod, and strengthed his hande in God,

American Standard Version
And Jonathan, Saul's son, arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.

Bible in Basic English
And Saul's son Jonathan went to David in Horesh, and made his hands strong in God;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Ionathan Sauls sonne arose and went to Dauid into the wood, and comforted his hande in God,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.

King James Version (1611)
And Ionathan Sauls sonne arose, & went to Dauid into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Jonathan son of Saul rose, and went to David to Caene, and strengthened his hands in the Lord.

English Revised Version
And Jonathan Saul’s son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.

Berean Standard Bible
And Saul's son Jonathan came to David in Horesh and strengthened his hand in God,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Jonathas, the sone of Saul, roos, and yede to Dauid in to the wode, and coumfortide hise hondis in God.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jonathan son of Saul riseth, and goeth unto David to the forest, and strengtheneth his hand in God,

Update Bible Version
And Jonathan, Saul's son, arose, and went to David into the forest, and strengthened his hand in God.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.

World English Bible
Jonathan, Saul's son, arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.

New King James Version
Then Jonathan, Saul's son, arose and went to David in the woods and strengthened his hand in God.

New Living Translation
Jonathan went to find David and encouraged him to stay strong in his faith in God.

New Life Bible
Saul's son Jonathan went to David at Horesh and gave him strength in God.

New Revised Standard
Saul's son Jonathan set out and came to David at Horesh; there he strengthened his hand through the Lord .

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So Jonathan, Saul's son, arose and went unto David in the thicket, - and strengthened his hand in God;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Jonathan, the son of Saul, arose, and went to David, into the wood, and strengthened his hands in God: and he said to him:

Revised Standard Version
And Jonathan, Saul's son, rose, and went to David at Horesh, and strengthened his hand in God.

THE MESSAGE
Jonathan, Saul's son, visited David at Horesh and encouraged him in God. He said, "Don't despair. My father, Saul, can't lay a hand on you. You will be Israel's king and I'll be right at your side to help. And my father knows it." Then the two of them made a covenant before God . David stayed at Horesh and Jonathan went home.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
And Jonathan, Saul's son, arose and went to David at Horesh, and encouraged him in God.

Contextual Overview

¹⁴David then stayed in the wilderness strongholds and in the hill country of the Wilderness of Ziph. Saul searched for him every day, but God did not hand David over to him. ¹⁵David was in the Wilderness of Ziph in Horesh when he saw that Saul had come out to take his life. ¹⁶Then Saul’s son Jonathan came to David in Horesh and encouraged him in his faith in God, ¹⁷saying, “Don’t be afraid, for my father Saul will never lay a hand on you. You yourself will be king over Israel, and I’ll be your second-in-command. Even my father Saul knows it is true.” ¹⁸Then the two of them made a covenant in the Lord’s presence. Afterward, David remained in Horesh, while Jonathan went home.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

strengthened: Deuteronomy 3:28, Nehemiah 2:18, Job 4:3, Job 4:4, Job 16:5, Proverbs 27:9, Proverbs 27:17, Ecclesiastes 4:9-12, Isaiah 35:3, Isaiah 35:4, Ezekiel 13:22, Luke 22:32, Luke 22:43, Ephesians 6:10, 2 Timothy 2:1, Hebrews 12:12, Hebrews 12:13

Reciprocal: Genesis 48:2 - strengthened Judges 7:11 - thine hands 1 Samuel 22:8 - that my son 2 Samuel 1:26 - thy love 2 Samuel 9:1 - show him 2 Chronicles 17:1 - and strengthened Psalms 119:150 - draw nigh Proverbs 17:17 - General Ecclesiastes 4:10 - if Malachi 3:16 - spake

Cross-References

Genesis 23:15
“My lord, listen to me. Land worth four hundred shekels of silver—what is that between you and me? Bury your dead.”

Genesis 43:21
When we came to the place where we lodged for the night and opened our bags of grain, each one’s silver was at the top of his bag! It was the full amount of our silver, and we have brought it back with us.

Exodus 30:13
Everyone who is registered must pay half a shekel according to the sanctuary shekel (twenty gerahs to the shekel). This half shekel is a contribution to the Lord.

Job 28:15
Gold cannot be exchanged for it,and silver cannot be weighed out for its price.

Jeremiah 32:9
So I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel, and I weighed out the silver to him—seventeen shekels of silver.

Ezekiel 45:12
The shekel will weigh twenty gerahs. Your mina will equal sixty shekels.

Zechariah 11:12
Then I said to them, “If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” So they weighed my wages, thirty pieces of silver.

Matthew 7:12
Therefore, whatever you want others to do for you, do also the same for them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.

Romans 13:8
Do not owe anyone anything, except to love one another, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.

Philippians 4:8
Finally brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable—if there is any moral excellence and if there is anything praiseworthy—dwell on these things.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Jonathan, Saul's son, arose,.... And came from Gibeah, which, according to Bunting o, was twenty two miles from the place where David was:

and went to David into the wood: having had intelligence where he was, this being a proper place to have an interview with him privately:

and strengthened his hand in God; and his heart too, his hand of faith to lay hold on God, as his covenant God and lean and rely upon him; he strengthened him in his power and in his providence, and in his promises to him; the Targum is,

"he strengthened him in the Word of the Lord;''

not only in his word and promise, but in Christ the essential Word of God, who should spring from him according to the flesh.

o Travels, &c. p. 334. (text not clear could be 834 or some other number)

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A touching example of mutual fidelity between friends. The humility and unselfish love of Jonathan is apparent in 1 Samuel 23:17.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 23:16. And Jonathan - strengthened his hand in God. — It is probable that there was always a secret intercourse between David and Jonathan, and that by this most trusty friend he was apprised of the various designs of Saul to take away his life. As Jonathan well knew that God had appointed David to the kingdom, he came now to encourage him to trust in the Most High, and to assure him that the hand of Saul should not prevail against him; and at this interview they renewed their covenant of friendship. Now all this Jonathan could do, consistently with his duty to his father and his king. He knew that David had delivered the kingdom; he saw that his father was ruling unconstitutionally; and he knew that God had appointed David to succeed Saul. This he knew would come about in the order of Providence; and neither he nor David took one step to hasten the time. Jonathan, by his several interferences, prevented his father from imbruing his hands in innocent blood: a more filial and a more loyal part he could not have acted; and therefore, in his attachment to David, he is wholly free of blame.