KJV King James Version
So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and did eat no meat the second day of the month: for he was grieved for David, because his father had done him shame.
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1 Samuel 20:34
So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and did eat no meat the second day of the month: for he was grieved for David, because his father had done him shame.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Jonathan got up from the table in fierce anger and did not eat any food that second day of the month, for he was grieved by his father’s shameful treatment of David.
WEB World English Bible
So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and ate no food the second day of the month; for he was grieved for David, because his father had done him shame.
ASV American Standard Version
So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and did eat no food the second day of the month; for he was grieved for David, because his father had done him shame.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Jonathan riseth from the table in the heat of anger, and hath not eaten food on the second day of the new moon, for he hath been grieved for David, for his father put him to shame.
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 20
31 For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die.
32 And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore shall he be slain? what hath he done?
33 And Saul cast a javelin at him to smite him: whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined of his father to slay David.
34 So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and did eat no meat the second day of the month: for he was grieved for David, because his father had done him shame.
35 And it came to pass in the morning, that Jonathan went out into the field at the time appointed with David, and a little lad with him.
36 And he said unto his lad, Run, find out now the arrows which I shoot. [And] as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him.
37 And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after the lad, and said, [Is] not the arrow beyond thee?
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וַיָּ֧קָםH6965 · qa.may(Leb)-kamaiיְהוֹנָתָ֛ןH3083 · ye.ho.na.tanJonathanמֵעִ֥םH5973 · imwithהַשֻּׁלְחָ֖ןH7979 · shul.chantableבָּחֳרִי־H2750 · cho.riburningאָ֑ףH639 · aphface: angerוְלֹא־H3808 · lonotאָכַ֞לH398 · a.khalto eatבְּיוֹם־H3117 · yomdayהַחֹ֤דֶשׁH2320 · cho.deshmonthהַשֵּׁנִי֙H8145 · she.nisecondלֶ֔חֶםH3899 · le.chemfoodכִּ֤יH3588 · kiforנֶעְצַב֙H6087 · a.tsavto hurtאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)דָּוִ֔דH1732 · da.vidDavidכִּ֥יH3588 · kiforהִכְלִמ֖וֹH3637 · ka.lambe humiliatedאָבִֽיו׃ סH1 · avfather
Cross-references
Ecclesiastes 7:20For [there is] not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.Ephesians 4:26Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:Mark 3:5And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched [it] out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.
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