1 Samuel 20:3

Overview - 1 Samuel 20
David consults with Jonathan for his safety.
11 Jonathan and David renew their covenant by oath.
18 Jonathan's token to David.
24 Saul, missing David, seeks to kill Jonathan.
35 Jonathan affectionately takes his leave of David.
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1 Samuel 20:3  (King James Version)
And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death.
 


sware
Deuteronomy 6:13 ; Jeremiah 4:2 ; Hebrews 6:16

but truly
25:26 27:1 2 Samuel 15:21 ; 2 Kings 2:2 2 Kings 2:4 2 Kings 2:6

as thy soul
1:26 17:55 Jeremiah 38:16

but a step
27:1 Deuteronomy 28:66 ; Psalms 116:3 ; 1 Corinthians 15:30 1 Corinthians 15:31 ; 2 Corinthians 1:9 2 Corinthians 1:10