11 translations · Hebrew
1 Samuel 23:16
Jonathan, Saul’s son, arose, and went to David into the woods, and strengthened his hand in God.
1 Samuel 23:16 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Jonathan, Saul’s son, arose, and went to David into the woods, and strengthened his hand in God.
- KJV King James Version
- And Jonathan Saul’s son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- And Saul’s son Jonathan came to David in Horesh and strengthened his hand in God,
- ASV American Standard Version
- And Jonathan, Saul’s son, arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- And Jonathan son of Saul rises, and goes to David [in the] forest, and strengthens his hand in God,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Saul's son Jonathan went to see David in Horesh and encouraged him to go on trusting in God, telling him,
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- And Jonathan son of Saul riseth, and goeth unto David to the forest, and strengtheneth his hand in God,
- DBY Darby Translation
- And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Jonathan, Saul’s son, arose and went to David into the woods, and strengthened his hand in God.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And Jonathan the son of Saul arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hands in God: and he said to him:
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּ֙קָם֙ | way·yā·qām | And | H6965 קָמָי (Leb)-kamai |
| יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן | yə·hō·w·nā·ṯān | Jonathan | H3083 יְהוֹנָתָן Jonathan |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | son | H1121 בֵּן son: child |
| שָׁא֔וּל | šā·’ūl | Saul’s | H7586 שָׁאוּל Saul |
| וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ | way·yê·leḵ | came | H1980 הָלַךְ to go: went |
| אֶל־ | ’el- | to | H413 אֶל to(wards) |
| דָּוִ֖ד | dā·wiḏ | David | H1732 דָּוִד David |
| חֹ֑רְשָׁה | ḥō·rə·šāh | in Horesh | H2793 חֹ֫רֶשׁ Horesh |
| וַיְחַזֵּ֥ק | way·ḥaz·zêq | and strengthened | H2388 חָזַק to strengthen: strengthen |
| אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | — | H853 אֵת [Obj.] |
| יָד֖וֹ | yā·ḏōw | his hand | H3027 יָד hand |
| בֵּאלֹהִֽים׃ | bê·lō·hîm | in God | H430 אֱלֹהִים God |
Related verses
- Isaiah 35:3–4
Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. Tell those who have a fearful heart, “Be strong. Don’t be afraid. Behold, your God will come with vengeance, God’s retribution. He will come and save you.
- Hebrews 12:12–13
Therefore lift up the hands that hang down and the feeble knees, and make straight paths for your feet, so what is lame may not be dislocated, but rather be healed.
- Job 4:3–4
Behold, you have instructed many, you have strengthened the weak hands. Your words have supported him who was falling, You have made firm the feeble knees.
- 2 Timothy 2:1
You therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
- Ephesians 6:10
Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.
- Luke 22:32
but I prayed for you, that your faith wouldn’t fail. You, when once you have turned again, establish your brothers.”
- 1 Samuel 30:6
David was greatly distressed; for the people spoke of stoning him, because the souls of all the people were grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters; but David strengthened himself in Yahweh his God.
- Luke 22:43
An angel from heaven appeared to him, strengthening him.
- Nehemiah 2:18
I told them of the hand of my God which was good on me, as also of the king’s words that he had spoken to me. They said, “Let’s rise up and build.” So they strengthened their hands for the good work.
- Proverbs 27:9
Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
14 David stayed in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. Saul sought him every day, but God didn’t deliver him into his hand.
15 David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life. David was in the wilderness of Ziph in the wood.
16 Jonathan, Saul’s son, arose, and went to David into the woods, and strengthened his hand in God.
17 He said to him, “Don’t be afraid; for the hand of Saul my father won’t find you; and you will be king over Israel, and I will be next to you; and Saul my father knows that also.”
18 They both made a covenant before Yahweh. Then David stayed in the woods, and Jonathan went to his house.
Read all of 1 Samuel 23 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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