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1 Samuel 23:16-18
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
1 Samuel 23:16-18
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
16 Then Saul’s son, Jonathan, came down to David at Horesh and encouraged him in the Lord.(A) 17 He said to him: “Have no fear, my father Saul shall not lay a hand to you. You shall be king of Israel[a] and I shall be second to you. Even my father Saul knows this.”(B) 18 The two of them made a covenant before the Lord in Horesh, where David remained, while Jonathan returned to his home.(C)
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- 23:17 King of Israel: to emphasize the inevitability of the Lord’s plan, the narrator frames Jonathan’s statement with two accounts of David’s mercy toward Saul.
1 Samuel 23:16-18
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1 Samuel 23:16-18
New International Version
16 And Saul’s son Jonathan went to David at Horesh and helped him find strength(A) in God. 17 “Don’t be afraid,” he said. “My father Saul will not lay a hand on you. You will be king(B) over Israel, and I will be second to you. Even my father Saul knows this.” 18 The two of them made a covenant(C) before the Lord. Then Jonathan went home, but David remained at Horesh.
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