1 Samuel 23:18

WEB

¹⁸They both made a covenant before the LORD. Then David stayed in the woods and Jonathan went to his house.

KJV

¹⁸And they two made a covenant before the LORD: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.

BSB

¹⁸So the two of them made a covenant before the LORD. And David remained in Horesh, while Jonathan went home.

FBV

¹⁸The two of them made an agreement before the Lord. David stayed in Horesh and Jonathan went home.

Extra References

2 Samuel 21:7

⁷But the king spared Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the LORD’s oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.

⁴²Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, because we have both sworn in the LORD’s name, saying, ‘The LORD is between me and you, and between my offspring and your offspring, forever.’” He arose and departed; and Jonathan went into the city.

1 Samuel 18:3

³Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.

2 Samuel 9:1

¹David said, “Is there yet any who is left of Saul’s house, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?”

1 Samuel 20:12-17

¹²Jonathan said to David, “By the LORD, the God of Israel, when I have sounded out my father about this time tomorrow, or the third day, behold, if there is good toward David, won’t I then send to you and disclose it to you? ¹³The LORD do so to Jonathan and more also, should it please my father to do you evil, if I don’t disclose it to you and send you away, that you may go in peace. May the LORD be with you as he has been with my father. ¹⁴You shall not only show me the loving kindness of the LORD while I still live, that I not die; ¹⁵but you shall also not cut off your kindness from my house forever, no, not when the LORD has cut off every one of the enemies of David from the surface of the earth.” ¹⁶So Jonathan made a covenant with David’s house, saying, “The LORD will require it at the hand of David’s enemies.”

¹⁷Jonathan caused David to swear again, for the love that he had to him; for he loved him as he loved his own soul.