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15 David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life. David was in the Wilderness of Ziph in the wood [at Horesh].

16 And Jonathan, Saul’s son, rose and went into the wood to David [at Horesh] and strengthened his hand in God.

17 He said to him, Fear not; the hand of Saul my father shall not find you. You shall be king over Israel, and I shall be next to you. Saul my father knows that too.

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15 While David was at Horesh in the Desert of Ziph, he learned that[a] Saul had come out to take his life.(A) 16 And Saul’s son Jonathan went to David at Horesh and helped him find strength(B) in God. 17 “Don’t be afraid,” he said. “My father Saul will not lay a hand on you. You will be king(C) over Israel, and I will be second to you. Even my father Saul knows this.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 23:15 Or he was afraid because