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1 Samuel 20:16

“So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “May the LORD hold David’s enemies accountable.””

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¹⁴And as long as I live, treat me with the LORD’s loving devotion, that I may not die,

¹⁵And do not ever cut off your loving devotion from my household—not even when the LORD cuts off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth.”

¹⁶So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “May the LORD hold David’s enemies accountable.”

¹⁷And Jonathan had David reaffirm his vow out of love for him, for Jonathan loved David as he loved himself.

¹⁸Then Jonathan said to David, “Tomorrow is the New Moon, and you will be missed, because your seat will be empty.

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