You must never stop showing your kindness to my family, even when the Lord has destroyed all your enemies from the earth.”
But when you are free, remember me. Be kind to me, and tell the king about me so I can get out of this prison.
But the king protected Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the promise he had made to Jonathan in the Lord’s name.
But show me the kindness of the Lord as long as I live so that I may not die.
Remember what we talked about. The Lord is a witness between you and me forever.”
Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace. We have promised by the Lord that we will be friends. We said, ‘The Lord will be a witness between you and me, and between our descendants always.’ ” Then David left, and Jonathan went back to town.
Now swear to me by the Lord that you will not kill my descendants and that you won’t wipe out my name from my father’s family.”