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1 Samuel 20:14

FriendshipFaithfulness and loyaltyGod's love

12 and Jonathan said, “By the LORD, the God of Israel, I will sound out my father by this time tomorrow or the next day. If he is favorable toward you, will I not send for you and tell you?

13 But if my father intends to bring evil on you, then may the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if I do not tell you and send you on your way in safety. May the LORD be with you, just as He has been with my father.

And as long as I live, treat me with the LORD’s loving devotion, that I may not die,

15 and do not ever cut off your loving devotion from my household—not even when the LORD cuts off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth.”

16 So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “May the LORD hold David’s enemies accountable.”

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BSB
And as long as I live, treat me with the LORD’s loving devotion, that I may not die,
KJV
And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of the LORD, that I die not:
WEB
You shall not only show me the loving kindness of the LORD while I still live, that I not die;
ASV
And thou shalt not only while yet I live show me the lovingkindness of Jehovah, that I die not;
DARBY
And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of Jehovah, that I die not,
BLB
And not only while I still live, will you show me loving devotion of YHWH, that I may not die.
ÅB
Og vil du ikke, hvis jeg enda[^1] er i live - vil du ikke da gjøre Herrens miskunnhet mot meg og ikke la meg dø?
OTB
Hvis jeg fortsatt er i live, vil du ikke vise meg Herrens kjærlighet, så jeg ikke dør?
B1930
Og vil du ikke, hvis jeg enda er i live - vil du ikke da gjøre Herrens miskunnhet mot mig og ikke la mig dø? / < nemlig når du er blitt konge.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 2 Samuel 9:3

    So the king asked, “Is there anyone left of Saul’s family to whom I can show the kindness of God?” Ziba answered, “There is still Jonathan’s son, who is lame in both feet.”

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  • Ephesians 5:1–2

    Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,

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