16 ¶ And Jonathan Saul’s son arose and went to David into the wood, and comforted [a]him in God,

17 And said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee, and thou shalt be [b]king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee: and also Saul my father knoweth it.

18 So they twain made a covenant before the Lord: and David did remain in the wood: but Jonathan went to his house.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 23:16 Hebrew, his hand.
  2. 1 Samuel 23:17 Jonathan assureth David, that God will accomplish his promise, and that his father striveth against his own conscience.

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