1 Samuel 20:16-18

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¹⁶let not the name of Jonathan be cut off from the house of David.^[a] And may the Lord take vengeance on David’s enemies.” ¹⁷And Jonathan made David swear again by his love for him; for he loved him as he loved his own soul.

¹⁸Then Jonathan said to him, “Tomorrow is the new moon; and you will be missed, because your seat will be empty.

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1 Samuel 20:16 Gk: Heb earth, and Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David

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