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17 Fear not: for the hand of my father Saul shall not find thee, and thou shalt reign over Israel, and I shall be next to thee, yea, and my father knoweth this.

18 And the two made a covenant before the Lord: and David abode in the wood: but Jonathan returned to his house.

19 And the Ziphites went up to Saul in Gabaa, saying: Lo, doth not David lie hid with us in the strong holds of the wood, in mount Hachila, which is on the right hand of the desert.

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17 “Don’t be afraid,” he said. “My father Saul will not lay a hand on you. You will be king(A) over Israel, and I will be second to you. Even my father Saul knows this.” 18 The two of them made a covenant(B) before the Lord. Then Jonathan went home, but David remained at Horesh.

19 The Ziphites(C) went up to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding among us(D) in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hakilah,(E) south of Jeshimon?

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