1 Samuel 20:13

13 "If it please my father to do you harm, 1may the LORD do so to Jonathan and more also, if I do not make it known * to you and send you away, that you may go in safety. And 2may the LORD be with you as He has been with my father.

1 Samuel 20:13 In-Context

11 Jonathan said to David, "Come, and let us go out into the field." So both of them went out to the field.
12 Then Jonathan said to David, "The LORD , the God of Israel, be witness! When I have sounded out my father about this time tomorrow, or the third day, behold, if there is good feeling toward David, shall I not then send to you and make it known to you?
13 "If it please my father to do you harm, may the LORD do so to Jonathan and more also, if I do not make it known to you and send you away, that you may go in safety. And may the LORD be with you as He has been with my father.
14 "If I am still alive, will you not show me the lovingkindness of the LORD , that I may not die?
15 "You shall not cut off your lovingkindness from my house forever , not even when the LORD cuts off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth."

Cross References 2

  • 1. Ruth 1:17; 1 Samuel 3:17
  • 2. Joshua 1:5; 1 Samuel 17:37; 1 Samuel 18:12; 1 Chronicles 22:11, 16

Footnotes 1

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