1 Samuel 20:16

16 pepigit ergo foedus Ionathan cum domo David et requisivit Dominus de manu inimicorum David

1 Samuel 20:16 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 20:16

So Jonathan made [a covenant] with the house of David
Not with David himself only, which was now renewed, but with his family also:

[saying], let the Lord even require [it] at the hand of David's
enemies;
take vengeance on Jonathan, or on any of his posterity, should they break this covenant, by showing themselves enemies to David, and his crown; and, on the other hand, also on David, and his posterity, should they not show kindness to Jonathan and his seed, according to the tenor of this covenant.

1 Samuel 20:16 In-Context

14 et si vixero facies mihi misericordiam Domini si vero mortuus fuero

15 non auferas misericordiam tuam a domo mea usque in sempiternum quando eradicaverit Dominus inimicos David unumquemque de terra

16 pepigit ergo foedus Ionathan cum domo David et requisivit Dominus de manu inimicorum David

17 et addidit Ionathan deierare David eo quod diligeret illum sicut animam enim suam ita diligebat eum

18 dixitque ad eum Ionathan cras kalendae sunt et requireris