1 Samuel 20:16-18

Contemporary English Version

¹⁶Jonathan and David made an agreement that even David's descendants would have to keep.^[a] Then Jonathan said, “I pray that the Lord will take revenge on your descendants if they break our promise.”^[b]

¹⁷Jonathan thought as much of David as he did of himself, so he asked David to promise once more that he would be a loyal friend. ¹⁸After this Jonathan said:

Tomorrow is the New Moon Festival, and people will wonder where you are, because your place at the table will be empty.

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Footnotes

20.16 Jonathan … keep: Or, continuing Jonathan's statement to David, “You and your descendants must not kill off my descendants.”
20.16 I pray … promise: Or “I pray that the Lord take revenge on you if you break our promise!”