1 Samuel 14:43

Lutherbibel

Und Saul sprach zu Jonathan: Sage mir, was hast du getan? Jonathan sagte es ihm und sprach: Ich habe ein wenig Honig gekostet mit dem Stabe, den ich in meiner Hand hatte; und siehe, ich muß darum sterben.

Parallel Translations

Schlachter Bibel (1951)
Und Saul sprach zu Jonatan: Sage mir, was hast du getan?

Elberfelder Bibel (1905)
Da sprach Saul zu Jonathan: Tue mir kund, was du getan hast. Und Jonathan tat es ihm kund und sprach: Mit dem Ende des Stabes, der in meiner Hand war, habe ich ein wenig Honig nur gekostet: Siehe, ich muß sterben!

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Tell me: Joshua 7:19, Jonah 1:7-10

I did but: 1 Samuel 14:27

Reciprocal: Genesis 12:18 - General Genesis 31:26 - What Genesis 50:5 - I die 1 Samuel 14:28 - Cursed Jonah 1:8 - Tell

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then Saul said to Jonathan, tell me what thou hast done,.... What sin he had committed, the lot having fallen on him, and found him out:

and Jonathan told him; the whole of the matter, all the truth, without any reserve:

and said, I did but take a little honey with the end of the rod that was in mine hand; he speaks of the fact as a trivial thing, as if it was not deserving of death, though he was willing to submit to it; yet it seems strange he should say nothing of his ignorance of the charge and oath of Saul, and plead that in excuse of it; though Josephus h makes him to take notice of it: and, "lo, I must die"; am condemned to die, as the Targum; for which he was prepared and ready, being willing to testify an entire subjection to his father's authority and will. Josephus i represents him speaking with a generosity and greatness of soul, after this manner,

"death is most sweet to me, which is for the sake of maintaining thy piety and religion; and after so glorious a victory, it is the greatest consolation to me to leave the Hebrews conquerors of the Philistines.''

h Antiqu. l. 6. c. 6. sect. 4. i lbid.