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15 (A)and do not cut off[a] your steadfast love from my house for ever, when the Lord cuts off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth.” 16 And Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, (B)“May[b] the Lord take vengeance on David's enemies.” 17 And Jonathan made David swear again by his love for him, (C)for he loved him as he loved his own soul.

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  1. 1 Samuel 20:15 Or but if I die, do not cut off
  2. 1 Samuel 20:16 Septuagint earth, 16let not the name of Jonathan be cut off from the house of David. And may