On that day Adonai cut a covenant with Abram, saying, “I give this land to your seed, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates River:
1 Samuel 20:16 - Tree of Life Version So Jonathan cut a covenant with the house of David, “So may Adonai requite David’s enemies.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the LORD even require it at the hand of David's enemies. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, And the Lord will require that this covenant be kept at the hands of David's enemies. American Standard Version (1901) So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, And Jehovah will require it at the hand of David’s enemies. Common English Bible if Jonathan’s name is also eliminated, then the LORD will seek retribution from David!” Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, Jonathan formed a covenant with the house of David. And the Lord required it from the hands of the enemies of David. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Jonathan therefore made a covenant with the house of David: and the Lord required it at the hands of David's enemies. |
On that day Adonai cut a covenant with Abram, saying, “I give this land to your seed, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates River:
But the king took the two sons of Rizpah daughter of Aiah, whom she bore to Saul—Armoni and Mephibosheth; also the five sons of Michal daughter of Saul, whom she bore to Adriel son of Barzillai the Meholathite,
Then Gedaliah son of Ahikam son of Shaphan swore to them and to their men, saying: “Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Stay in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well for you.
To a foreigner you may charge interest, but to your brother you are not to charge interest, so that Adonai your God may bless you in every undertaking of your hand on the land you are going in to possess.
If we have built an altar to turn away from following Adonai, or if it was to offer burnt offering or grain offering on it, or to offer sacrifices of fellowship offerings on it, let Adonai Himself require it.
Then Jonathan cut a covenant with David, because he loved him as himself.
Then Jonathan said to David, “Go in the shalom that we both have sworn to each other in the Name of Adonai saying: ‘May Adonai be between me and you, and between my offspring and your offspring, forever.’”
Yet all of you have conspired against me, and there was nobody disclosing to me when my son makes a covenant with the son of Jesse! None of you is sorry for me or discloses to me that my son has stirred up my servant against me to lie in ambush—as is the case today?”
Again they cut a covenant before Adonai. David remained at Choresh, but Jonathan went home.
May God do so and even more to David’s enemies if by the morning I leave even one male of all who belong to him!”
“So now my lord, as Adonai lives and as your soul lives, since Adonai has restrained you from shedding blood and from avenging yourself with your own hand, now therefore let your enemies and those who are seeking to harm my lord be as Nabal.
The Philistines pressed hard after Saul and his sons, and the Philistines struck down Jonathan, Abinadab and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.