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He put his own life in danger when he killed Goliath. The Lord used him to win a great battle for the whole nation of Israel. When you saw it, you were glad. So why would you do anything to harm a man like David? He isn't guilty of doing anything to harm you. Why would you want to kill him without any reason?"
Reference
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Hebrew: hâdâh
to stretch forth the hand
Greek: τοῦ (toû)
sometimes used for G5127 (τούτου); of this person
Greek: γνήσιος (gnḗsios)
legitimate (of birth), i.e. genuine
Greek: ζάω (záō)
to live (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: chay
alive; also (as noun in plural) life
Greek: ἐπάν (epán)
a particle of indefinite contemporaneousness; whenever, as soon as
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Hebrew: Golyath
Goljath, a Philistine
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ῥαββονί (rhabboní)
God
Hebrew: ʼâdôwn
sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
Greek: τοῦτον (toûton)
this (person, as objective of verb or preposition)
Hebrew: ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
Hebrew: gâdêl
large (literally or figuratively)
Greek: πόλεμος (pólemos)
warfare (literally or figuratively; a single encounter or a series)
Hebrew: kîydôwr
perhaps tumult
Greek: ἀντί (antí)
opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to)
Hebrew: bᵉmôw
in, with, by, etc.
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Hebrew: ʼummah
a collection, i.e. community of persons
Hebrew: Yisrᵉʼêlîy
a Jisreelite or descendant of Jisrael
Greek: ἐπάν (epán)
a particle of indefinite contemporaneousness; whenever, as soon as
Hebrew: massôwr
a saw
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Hebrew: kᵉnêmâʼ
so or thus
Greek: κατατίθημι (katatíthēmi)
to place down, i.e. deposit (literally or figuratively)
Greek: ὕβρις (hýbris)
insolence (as over-bearing), i.e. insult, injury
Hebrew: ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
Hebrew: ʼĕnâsh
a man
Greek: παρόμοιος (parómoios)
alike nearly, i.e. similar
Greek: Δαβίδ (Dabíd)
Dabid (i.e. David), the Israelite king
Hebrew: Dâvid
David, the youngest son of Jesse
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: ὑπόδικος (hypódikos)
under sentence, i.e. (by implication) condemned
Hebrew: maʻălâl
an act (good or bad)
Greek: ὕβρις (hýbris)
insolence (as over-bearing), i.e. insult, injury
Greek: ὑστέρησις (hystérēsis)
a falling short, i.e. (specially), penury
Greek: σφάζω (spházō)
to butcher (especially an animal for food or in sacrifice) or (generally) to slaughter, or (specially), to maim (violently)
Hebrew: zâbach
to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice)
Greek: τοῦτον (toûton)
this (person, as objective of verb or preposition)
Greek: ἄνευ (áneu)
without
Greek: ἕκαστος (hékastos)
each or every
Hebrew: nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Blood
Jeremiah 26:15
Parallel theme
1 Samuel 20:32
Judges 9:17
Psalm 119:109
1 Samuel 28:21
Psalm 69:4
References Lord
Acts 20:24
Salvation
1 Chronicles 11:14
1 Samuel 11:13
Sin
Matthew 27:4
Verse Explanation
Jonathan reminded Saul that David risked his life when he defeated Goliath and brought great victory to Israel. Jonathan explained that Saul himself had rejoiced at that victory. He questioned why Saul would now want to kill someone who had done so much good.
History
David's courage had previously brought honor to Saul's kingdom.