1 Samuel 24:20 Cross References - NSB

²⁰ »I know now you will be the next king. You will be a powerful king too.

¹⁴ »Your kingdom will not last. Jehovah searched for a man after his own heart. Jehovah appointed him as ruler of his people. This is because you did not follow the command of Jehovah.«

³⁰ Saul got angry with Jonathan and he said, »You are Son of a crooked and rebellious woman Jonathan! I know you have sided with Jesse’s son, Saul accused. You have no shame. You act as if you are your mother’s son not mine. ³¹ »As long as Jesse’s son lives on earth, neither you nor your right to be king is secure. Send some men to bring him to me. He is a dead man!«

¹⁷ »Do not be afraid,« Jonathan said. »My father Saul will never get his hands on you. In fact, you are going to be the next king of Israel. I will be your highest official. Even my father knows it is true.«

¹⁷ Meanwhile, Abner communicated with the leaders of Israel: »For some time now you wanted to make David your king. ¹⁸ »Do it now! This is what Jehovah said about David: ‘I will save my people Israel from the Philistines and all their other enemies through my servant David.’«

²⁵ »He shakes his fist at God and vaunts (brags) (shows off) himself against the Almighty,

³ King Herod was troubled when he heard this. Jerusalem was also troubled. ⁴ He called together all the chief priests and teachers of the Law and asked where will the Messiah be born? ⁵ »Bethlehem in Judea,« they answered. This is what the prophet wrote: ⁶ »Bethlehem in the land of Judah, you are not the least of the leading cities of Judah. A leader will come out of you. He will shepherd my people Israel.«

¹³ When they left, the angel of God appeared to Joseph in a dream and said: »Herod is looking to kill the young child. Arise, take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you to leave.«

¹⁶ Herod saw that the astrologers tricked him and he was furious. He sent soldiers to kill all the boys two years old and younger in or near Bethlehem. This matched the time he learned from the astrologers.