¹⁵ and do not ever cut off your kindness from my family^(A)—not even when the Lord has cut off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth.”

¹⁶ So Jonathan^(B) made a covenant^(C) with the house of David, saying, “May the Lord call David’s enemies to account.^(D)”

²³ And about the matter you and I discussed—remember, the Lord is witness^(A) between you and me forever.”