1 Samuel 20:42

KJV

And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of the Lord, saying, The Lord be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed for ever. And he arose and departed: and Jonathan went into the city.

— 1 Samuel 20:42, King James Version
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Context

This verse from 1 Samuel Chapter 20 connects to 8 cross-references. David confides to Jonathan that Saul seeks his life; Jonathan refuses to believe it and proposes a test using David's absence from the New Moon feast. They devise a signal with arrows to communicate; Saul's violent anger at David's absence …

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Other Translations

ASV

And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of Jehovah, saying, Jehovah shall be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed, for ever. And he arose and departed: and Jonathan went into the city.

YLT

and Jonathan saith to David, `Go in peace, in that we have sworn--we two--in the name of Jehovah, saying, Jehovah is between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed--unto the age;' and he riseth and goeth; and Jonathan hath gone in to the city.

BBE

And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, for we two have taken an oath, in the name of the Lord, saying, The Lord will be between me and you, and between my seed and your seed for ever. Then David went away, and Jonathan went into the town.

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