¹⁴ And if I am still alive, will you not show me the lovingkindness of Yahweh, that I may not die? ^15 (A)You shall not cut off your lovingkindness from my house forever, not even when Yahweh cuts off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth.” ¹⁶ So Jonathan cut a covenant with the house of David, saying, “^(B)May Yahweh require it at the hands of David’s enemies.” ¹⁷ And Jonathan made David swear again because of his love for him, because ^(C)he loved him as he loved his own soul.

⁴² And Jonathan said to David, “^(A)Go in peace, inasmuch as we have sworn to each other in the name of Yahweh, saying, ‘^(B)Yahweh will be between me and you, and between my seed and your seed forever.’” ^[a]Then he rose and departed, while Jonathan went into the city.