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16 And Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, (A)“May[a] the Lord take vengeance on David's enemies.”

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  1. 1 Samuel 20:16 Septuagint earth, 16let not the name of Jonathan be cut off from the house of David. And may

16 So Jonathan(A) made a covenant(B) with the house of David, saying, “May the Lord call David’s enemies to account.(C)

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42 Then Jonathan said to David, (A)“Go in peace, because we have sworn both of us in the name of the Lord, saying, (B)‘The Lord shall be between me and you, (C)and between my offspring and your offspring, for ever.’” And he rose and departed, and Jonathan went into the city.[a]

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  1. 1 Samuel 20:42 This sentence is 21:1 in Hebrew

42 Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace,(A) for we have sworn friendship(B) with each other in the name of the Lord,(C) saying, ‘The Lord is witness(D) between you and me, and between your descendants and my descendants forever.(E)’” Then David left, and Jonathan went back to the town.[a]

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  1. 1 Samuel 20:42 In Hebrew texts this sentence (20:42b) is numbered 21:1.

Then Jonathan made a covenant with David, because (A)he loved him as his own soul.

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And Jonathan made a covenant(A) with David because he loved him as himself.

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18 (A)And the two of them made a covenant before the Lord. David remained at Horesh, and Jonathan went home.

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18 The two of them made a covenant(A) before the Lord. Then Jonathan went home, but David remained at Horesh.

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But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Saul's son Jonathan, because of (A)the oath of the Lord that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.

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The king spared Mephibosheth(A) son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the oath(B) before the Lord between David and Jonathan son of Saul.

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