1 Samuel 14:44

New Living Translation

"Yes, Jonathan," Saul said, "you must die! May God strike me and even kill me if you do not die for this."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Saul declared to him, “May God punish me and do so severely if you do not die, Jonathan!”

Hebrew Names Version
Sha'ul said, God do so and more also; for you shall surely die, Yonatan.

King James Version
And Saul answered, God do so and more also: for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan.

Lexham English Bible
Then Saul said, "So may God do to me and more, you will certainly die today, Jonathan!"

English Standard Version
And Saul said, "God do so to me and more also; you shall surely die, Jonathan."

New Century Version
Saul said, "Jonathan, if you don't die, may God punish me terribly."

New English Translation
Saul said, "God will punish me severely if Jonathan doesn't die!"

Amplified Bible
Saul answered, "May God do so [to me], and more also [if I do not keep my word], for you shall most certainly die, Jonathan."

New American Standard Bible
And Saul said, "May God do the same to me and more also, for you shall certainly die, Jonathan!"

Geneva Bible (1587)
Againe Saul answered, God doe so & more also, vnlesse thou die the death, Ionathan.

Legacy Standard Bible
And Saul said, "May God do this to me and more also, for you shall surely die, Jonathan."

Contemporary English Version
"Yes, Jonathan. I swear to God that you must die."

Complete Jewish Bible
Sha'ul said, "May God do the same to me and more also if you are not put to death, Y'honatan!"

Darby Translation
And Saul said, God do so [to me] and more also; thou shalt certainly die, Jonathan.

Easy-to-Read Version
Saul said, "I made an oath and asked God to punish me if I didn't keep it. Jonathan, you must die."

George Lamsa Translation
And Saul said, God do so to me and more also, unless you shall surely die, Jonathan.

Good News Translation
Saul said to him, "May God strike me dead if you are not put to death!"

Literal Translation
And Saul said, God do so and more also, for dying you shall die, Jonathan.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The sayde Saul: God do this and that vnto me, Ionathas thou must dye the death.

American Standard Version
And Saul said, God do so and more also; for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan.

Bible in Basic English
And Saul said, May God's punishment be on me if death is not your fate, Jonathan.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Saul aunswered: God do so & more also to me, thou shalt dye the death Ionathan.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Saul said: 'God do so and more also; thou shalt surely die, Jonathan.'

King James Version (1611)
And Saul answered, God do so, and more also: for thou shalt surely die, Ionathan.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Saul said to him, God do so to me, and more also, thou shalt surely die to-day.

English Revised Version
And Saul said, God do so and more also: for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan.

Berean Standard Bible
And Saul declared "May God punish me, and ever so severely, if you, Jonathan, do not surely die!"

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Y die. And Saul seide, God do to me these thingis, and adde `these thingis, for thou, Jonathas, schalt die bi deeth.

Young's Literal Translation
And Saul saith, `Thus doth God do, and thus doth He add, for thou dost certainly die, Jonathan.'

Update Bible Version
And Saul said, God do so and more also; for you shall surely die, Jonathan.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Saul answered, God do so, and more also: for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan.

World English Bible
Saul said, God do so and more also; for you shall surely die, Jonathan.

New King James Version
Saul answered, "God do so and more also; for you shall surely die, Jonathan."

New Life Bible
Saul said, "May God do this to me and more also, for you will die for sure, Jonathan."

New Revised Standard
Saul said, "God do so to me and more also; you shall surely die, Jonathan!"

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then said Saul: So, may God do, and, so, may he add, surely thou must, die, Jonathan!

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Saul said: May God do so and so to me, and add still more: for dying thou shalt die, O Jonathan.

Revised Standard Version
And Saul said, "God do so to me and more also; you shall surely die, Jonathan."

THE MESSAGE
Saul said, "Yes. Jonathan most certainly will die. It's out of my hands—I can't go against God, can I?"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Saul said, "May God do this to me and more also, for you shall surely die, Jonathan."

Contextual Overview

³⁶ Then Saul said, "Let's chase the Philistines all night and plunder them until sunrise. Let's destroy every last one of them." His men replied, "We'll do whatever you think is best." But the priest said, "Let's ask God first." ³⁷ So Saul asked God, "Should we go after the Philistines? Will you help us defeat them?" But God made no reply that day. ³⁸ Then Saul said to the leaders, "Something's wrong! I want all my army commanders to come here. We must find out what sin was committed today. ³⁹ I vow by the name of the Lord who rescued Israel that the sinner will surely die, even if it is my own son Jonathan!" But no one would tell him what the trouble was. ⁴⁰ Then Saul said, "Jonathan and I will stand over here, and all of you stand over there." And the people responded to Saul, "Whatever you think is best." ⁴¹ Then Saul prayed, "O Lord , God of Israel, please show us who is guilty and who is innocent." Then they cast sacred lots, and Jonathan and Saul were chosen as the guilty ones, and the people were declared innocent. ⁴² Then Saul said, "Now cast lots again and choose between me and Jonathan." And Jonathan was shown to be the guilty one. ⁴³ "Tell me what you have done," Saul demanded of Jonathan. "I tasted a little honey," Jonathan admitted. "It was only a little bit on the end of my stick. Does that deserve death?" ⁴⁴ "Yes, Jonathan," Saul said, "you must die! May God strike me and even kill me if you do not die for this." ⁴⁵ But the people broke in and said to Saul, "Jonathan has won this great victory for Israel. Should he die? Far from it! As surely as the Lord lives, not one hair on his head will be touched, for God helped him do a great deed today." So the people rescued Jonathan, and he was not put to death.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

God: 1 Samuel 25:22, Ruth 1:17, 2 Samuel 3:9, 2 Samuel 19:13

thou shalt: 1 Samuel 14:39, Genesis 38:24, 2 Samuel 12:5, 2 Samuel 12:31, Proverbs 25:16

Reciprocal: Genesis 2:17 - surely Judges 11:31 - shall surely Judges 11:35 - I cannot 1 Samuel 22:16 - Thou shalt 2 Samuel 21:2 - in his zeal 1 Kings 2:23 - God 2 Kings 6:31 - God do so Romans 9:3 - were

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Saul answered, God do so and more also,.... A form of an oath imprecating evils upon him more and greater than he chose to mention, see the like form in Ruth 1:17, though Abarbinel thinks this is not the form of an oath, but an asseveration of a curse that would befall him; as that God would not answer him when he inquired of him, and that he would add to do so again and again, if he died not:

for thou shall surely die, Jonathan; such words from a father must be very striking to a son, and argue a want of paternal affection in Saul, that could call his son by his name, and deliver such a speech unto him in so strong a manner.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 14:44. And Saul answered - thou shalt surely die, Jonathan. — To save thy rash oath! So must John Baptist's head be taken off at the desire of an impure woman, because a Herod had sworn to give her whatever she might request! Unfeeling brute! However, the king was JUDGE. But what said the people, who were the JURY?