“So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the LORD even require it at the hand of David’s enemies.”
1 Samuel 20:16 (KJV) |
1 Samuel 20:16
From 1 Samuel 20, in the Book of 1 Samuel (Old Testament).
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And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of the LORD, that I die not:
But also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever: no, not when the LORD hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth.
So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the LORD even require it at the hand of David’s enemies.
And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul.
Then Jonathan said to David, To morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.