Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said to him, “Why should he be put to death? What has he done?”
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- KJV And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore shall he be slain? what hath he done?
- BSB “Why must he be put to death?” Jonathan replied. “What has he done?”
- NKJV And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said to him, “Why should he be killed? What has he done?”
- NASB But Jonathan replied to his father Saul and said to him, “Why must he be put to death? What has he done?”
- NLT “But why should he be put to death?” Jonathan asked his father. “What has he done?”
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- Matt 27:23But the governor said, “Why? What evil has he done?” But they cried out exceedingly, saying, “Let him be crucified!”
- 1 Sam 19:5for he put his life in his hand, and struck the Philistine, and Yahweh worked a great victory for all Israel. You saw it, and rejoiced. Why then will you sin against innocent blood, to kill David without a cause?”
- Luke 23:22He said to them the third time, “Why? What evil has this man done? I have found no capital crime in him. I will therefore chastise him and release him.”
- Gen 31:36Jacob was angry, and argued with Laban. Jacob answered Laban, “What is my trespass? What is my sin, that you have hotly pursued me?
- Prov 24:11–12Rescue those who are being led away to death! Indeed, hold back those who are staggering to the slaughter!
- Prov 22:24Don’t befriend a hot-tempered man, and don’t associate with one who harbors anger:
- Eccl 7:9Don’t be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.
- Eccl 9:3This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one event to all: yes also, the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.
- Jer 17:9The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt. Who can know it?
- 1 Sam 18:11and Saul threw the spear, for he said, “I will pin David even to the wall!” David escaped from his presence twice.
- John 7:51“Does our law judge a man, unless it first hears from him personally and knows what he does?”
- 1 Sam 20:7If he says, ‘It is well;’ your servant shall have peace: but if he is angry, then know that evil is determined by him.
- 1 Sam 19:10–11Saul sought to pin David to the wall with the spear; but he slipped away out of Saul’s presence, and he stuck the spear into the wall. David fled, and escaped that night.
- Prov 31:8–9Open your mouth for the mute, in the cause of all who are left desolate.
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