15 And David saw that Saul was come out for to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in the wood.

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.

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  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.

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