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1 Samuel 20:11-13
International Standard Version
1 Samuel 20:11-13
International Standard Version
David and Jonathan Make a Covenant
11 Then Jonathan told David, “Come, let’s go into the field.” So the two of them went into the field. 12 Jonathan told David, “The Lord God of Israel is my witness[a] that I’ll carefully question my father by tomorrow or the next day. And if the response[b] is favorable for David, will I not then send word[c] to you and let you know?[d] 13 But if my father intends to harm you, may the Lord strike me dead[e] if I don’t let you know and send you away so you may go safely. May the Lord be with you as he has been with my father.
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- 1 Samuel 20:12 The Heb. lacks is my witness
- 1 Samuel 20:12 Lit. it
- 1 Samuel 20:12 The Heb. lacks word
- 1 Samuel 20:12 Lit. reveal in your ear
- 1 Samuel 20:13 Lit. may the Lord do to Jonathan and more also; This oath would have been accompanied by some symbolic action such as simulating the plunge of a knife into one’s heart.
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