¹⁴ If I continue to live, treat me with the Lord’s faithful love, but if I die,

¹⁵ don’t ever withdraw your faithful love from my household—not even when the Lord cuts off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth.”^(A)

¹⁸ Then Jonathan said to him, “Tomorrow is the New Moon;^(A) you’ll be missed because your seat will be empty.