1 Samuel 20:14-17
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14 If I am still alive, show me the faithful love of the Lord, but if I die,[a] 15 never cut off your faithful love from my house, even if the Lord were to cut off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth.”(A) 16 Thus Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “May the Lord seek out the enemies of David.” 17 Jonathan made David swear again by his love for him, for he loved him as he loved his own life.(B)
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- 20.14 Gk: Meaning of Heb uncertain
1 Samuel 20:42
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42 Then Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, since both of us have sworn in the name of the Lord, saying, ‘The Lord shall be between me and you and between my descendants and your descendants forever.’ ” He got up and left, and Jonathan went into the city.[a](A)
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- 20.42 This sentence is 21.1 in Heb
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