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1 Samuel 19:6-8
Amplified Bible
1 Samuel 19:6-8
Amplified Bible
6 Saul listened to Jonathan and swore [an oath], “As the Lord lives, he shall not be put to death.” 7 So Jonathan called David and told him all these things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was [a]in his presence [serving him] as previously.
8 Then there was war again, and David went out and fought with the Philistines and defeated them with a great slaughter, and they fled before him.
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- 1 Samuel 19:7 Lit before his face. This is often used as an idiom meaning “to serve in a special capacity.”
1 Samuel 19:6-8
New International Version
1 Samuel 19:6-8
New International Version
6 Saul listened to Jonathan and took this oath: “As surely as the Lord lives, David will not be put to death.”
7 So Jonathan called David and told him the whole conversation. He brought him to Saul, and David was with Saul as before.(A)
8 Once more war broke out, and David went out and fought the Philistines. He struck them with such force that they fled before him.
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