"You shall not cutoffyour lovingkindnessfrom my houseforever,not even when the LORDcutsoffeveryoneof the enemiesof Davidfrom the faceof the earth."
"Onlykeepme in mind whenit goeswellwith you, and pleasedome a kindnessby mentioningme to Pharaohand getme out of thishouse.
But the kingsparedMephibosheth,the sonof Jonathanthe sonof Saul,becauseof the oathof the LORDwhichwas betweenthem, betweenDavidand Saul'ssonJonathan.
"IfI am stillalive,will you not showme the lovingkindnessof the LORD,that I may not die?
"As for the agreementof whichyou and I have spoken,behold,the LORDis betweenyou and me forever."
Jonathansaidto David,"Goin safety,inasmuchas we have swornto eachotherin the nameof the LORD,saying,The LORDwill be betweenme and you, and betweenmy descendantsand your descendantsforever.'"Then he roseand departed,while Jonathanwentinto the city.
"So nowswearto me by the LORDthat you will not cutoffmy descendantsafterme and that you will not destroymy namefrom my father'shousehold."
