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17 And he said to him, “(A)Do not be afraid, because the hand of Saul my father will not find you, and you will be king over Israel, and I will be second to you; and (B)Saul my father knows that also.” 18 So (C)the two of them cut a covenant before Yahweh; and David stayed at Horesh while Jonathan went to his house.

19 Then (D)Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is David not hiding with us in the strongholds at Horesh, on (E)the hill of Hachilah, which is on the [a]south of [b]Jeshimon?

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 23:19 Lit right side
  2. 1 Samuel 23:19 Or the desert

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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