1 Samuel 20:13

13 Pero si está enojado y quiere matarte, que el Señor
me castigue y aun me mate si no te advierto para que puedas escapar y vivir. Que el Señor
esté contigo como antes estaba con mi padre.

1 Samuel 20:13 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 20:13

The Lord do so and much more to Jonathan
Recompense evil more than can be thought of and expressed, should he neglect to inform David of the good disposition of Saul unto him:

but if it please my father [to do] thee evil;
if he seems determined upon it to take away thy life:

then I will show it thee;
not by a messenger, by whom it would not be safe to communicate it, lest by that means Saul would know where he was, and come and slay him; but Jonathan would come himself, and acquaint him with it:

and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace;
give him leave, and advise him to depart, and provide for his own safety, adding his blessing on him, and prayer for him:

and the Lord be with thee, as he hath been with my father;
in the beginning of his reign, giving him counsel and advice in all things, and victory over his enemies, succeeding and prospering him in whatsoever he engaged in; the Targum is,

``the Word of the Lord be for thy help''

Jonathan seemed to be fully apprized that David was to succeed in the kingdom.

1 Samuel 20:13 In-Context

11 —Ven al campo conmigo —le respondió Jonatán.
Entonces salieron juntos al campo

12 y Jonatán le dijo a David:
—Te prometo por el Señor
, Dios de Israel, que para mañana a esta hora, o a más tardar, pasado mañana, hablaré con mi padre e inmediatamente te haré saber qué piensa acerca de ti. Si él habla bien de ti, te lo haré saber.

13 Pero si está enojado y quiere matarte, que el Señor
me castigue y aun me mate si no te advierto para que puedas escapar y vivir. Que el Señor
esté contigo como antes estaba con mi padre.

14 Y que tú me trates con el fiel amor del Señor
mientras que yo viva. Pero si muero,

15 trata a mi familia con este fiel amor, aun cuando el Señor
elimine a todos tus enemigos de la faz de la tierra.