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15 continue to be kind to my family. Even when the Lord removes every one of your enemies from the earth, do not forget about my family.’

16 So Jonathan made an agreement with David's family. He said, ‘I am asking the Lord to destroy all David's enemies.’ 17 Jonathan asked David to promise again that they would be friends. That was because Jonathan loved David as much as he loved his own life.

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15 and do not ever cut off your kindness from my family(A)—not even when the Lord has cut off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth.”

16 So Jonathan(B) made a covenant(C) with the house of David, saying, “May the Lord call David’s enemies to account.(D) 17 And Jonathan had David reaffirm his oath(E) out of love for him, because he loved him as he loved himself.

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