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16 if Jonathan’s name is also eliminated, then the Lord will seek retribution from David!”[a]

17 So Jonathan again made a pledge to David[b] because he loved David as much as himself. 18 “Tomorrow is the festival of the new moon,” Jonathan told David. “You will be missed because your seat will be empty.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 20:16 20:14-16 follows LXX.
  2. 1 Samuel 20:17 LXX; MT Jonathan made David pledge.

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