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1 Samuel 20:15-17
Lexham English Bible
1 Samuel 20:15-17
Lexham English Bible
15 And do not cut off your loyal love from my family[a] forever, not even when Yahweh exterminates[b] each of the enemies of David from the face of the earth.” 16 So Jonathan made a covenant[c] with the house of David, saying, “May Yahweh call the enemies of David to account.”[d] 17 And Jonathan again made David swear an oath, because he loved him; for with the love of his soul he loved him.
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- 1 Samuel 20:15 Literally “my house”
- 1 Samuel 20:15 Literally “cuts off”
- 1 Samuel 20:16 Literally “cut a covenant”
- 1 Samuel 20:16 Literally “seek from the hand of the enemies of David”
1 Samuel 20:15-17
New International Version
1 Samuel 20:15-17
New International Version
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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