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1 Samuel 20:23

FriendshipCovenant and promises

21 And, behold, I will send a lad, saying, Go, find out the arrows. If I expressly say unto the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee, take them; then come thou: for there is peace to thee, and no hurt; as the LORD liveth.

22 But if I say thus unto the young man, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way: for the LORD hath sent thee away.

And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the LORD be between thee and me for ever.

24 So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat.

25 And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, even upon a seat by the wall: and Jonathan arose, and Abner sat by Saul’s side, and David’s place was empty.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And as for the matter you and I have discussed, the LORD is a witness between you and me forever.”
KJV
And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the LORD be between thee and me for ever.
WEB
Concerning the matter which you and I have spoken of, behold, the LORD is between you and me forever.”
ASV
And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, Jehovah is between thee and me for ever.
DARBY
And as to the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, Jehovah is between me and thee for ever.
BLB
And as for the matter that we have spoken of—I and you—behold, YHWH is between me and between you even to forever.”
ÅB
Og vedkommende det vi har talt om, jeg og du, så er Herren vitne mellom meg og deg til evig tid.
OTB
Når det gjelder saken som du og jeg har snakket om, se, Herren er mellom deg og meg for alltid."
B1930
Og vedkommende det vi har talt om, jeg og du, så er Herren vidne mellem mig og dig til evig tid.

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  • 1 Samuel 20:42

    And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of the LORD, saying, The LORD be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed for ever. And he arose and departed: and Jonathan went into the city.

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  • 1 Samuel 20:14–15

    And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of the LORD, that I die not:

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  • Genesis 31:50

    If thou shalt afflict my daughters, or if thou shalt take other wives beside my daughters, no man is with us; see, God is witness betwixt me and thee.

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  • Genesis 16:5

    And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.

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