1 Samuel 20:32 Meaning and Explanation
“And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore shall he be slain? what hath he done?”
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Read Full Chapter →Jonathan boldly challenges his father, asking what crime David has committed to deserve death.
What Does 1 Samuel 20:32 Mean?
Jonathan does not retreat before his father's fury. He answers with two piercing questions: why should he be slain, what hath he done? He demands a just cause for a death sentence and finds none, for there is none.
To stand up to power on behalf of the innocent is courageous and costly, and Jonathan does it to his father's face. His question, what hath he done, is the cry of justice against violence without cause, the same charge that would one day hang over another condemned without crime, of whom a judge said, I find no fault in him.
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What does 1 Samuel 20:32 mean?
Jonathan boldly challenges his father, asking what crime David has committed to deserve death.