1 Samuel 20:8

God's Word

Now, be kind to me. After all, you forced me into an agreement with the Lord. If I have committed any crime, kill me yourself. Why bother taking me to your father?”

Cross References

Genesis 24:49

Tell me whether or not you’re going to show my master true kindness so that I will know what to do.”

Genesis 47:29

Israel was about to die. He called for his son Joseph and said to him, “I want you to swear that you love me and are faithful to me. Please don’t bury me here.

2 Samuel 14:32

Absalom answered Joab, “I sent someone to tell you to come here because I wanted to send you to the king to ask him why I had to come from Geshur. It would be better for me if I were still there. Let me see the king now! If I’m guilty of a sin, he should kill me.”

1 Chronicles 12:17

David went to meet them. He told them, “If you’ve come to help me as friends would, then you may join me. But if you’ve come to betray me to my enemies, even though I haven’t committed a crime, may the God of our ancestors see this and judge you.”

Psalm 116:11

I also said when I was panic-stricken, “Everyone is undependable.”

Proverbs 3:3

Do not let mercy and truth leave you. Fasten them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.

Acts 25:11

If I am guilty and have done something wrong for which I deserve the death penalty, I don’t reject the idea of dying. But if their accusations are untrue, no one can hand me over to them as a favor. I appeal my case to the emperor!”

Joshua 2:14

The men promised her, “We pledge our lives for your lives. If you don’t tell anyone what we’re doing here, we’ll treat you kindly and honestly when the Lord gives us this land.”

Joshua 22:22

They said, “The Lord is ⌞the only true⌟ God! The Lord is ⌞the only true⌟ God! He knows, so let Israel know! If our act is rebellious or unfaithful to the Lord,

Ruth 1:8

Then Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go back! Each of you should go back to your mother’s home. May the Lord be as kind to you as you were to me and to our loved ones who have died.

1 Samuel 18:1

David finished talking to Saul. After that, Jonathan became David’s closest friend. He loved David as much as ⌞he loved⌟ himself.

1 Samuel 18:3

So Jonathan made a pledge of mutual loyalty with David because he loved him as much as ⌞he loved⌟ himself.

1 Samuel 20:16

At that time, if Jonathan’s name  is cut off from David’s family, then may the Lord punish David’s house.”

1 Samuel 20:9

Jonathan answered, “That’s unthinkable! If I knew for sure that my father had decided to harm you, I would have told you about it.”

1 Samuel 23:18

Both of them made a pledge in the Lord’s presence. David stayed in Horesh, and Jonathan went home.