King James Version (KJV)
1 Samuel 20:16
“So Jonathan made [a covenant] with the house of David, [saying], Let the LORD even require [it] at the hand of David's enemies.”
Verse in context — 1 Samuel 20
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And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of the LORD, that I die not:
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But [also] thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever: no, not when the LORD hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth.
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So Jonathan made [a covenant] with the house of David, [saying], Let the LORD even require [it] at the hand of David's enemies.
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And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul.
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Then Jonathan said to David, To morrow [is] the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.
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The rise of Israel’s monarchy with Samuel, Saul, and David.
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