David's Kindness to Mephibosheth

And David said, “Is there still anyone left of the house of Saul, that I may (A)show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?”

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Then Jonathan made a covenant with David, because (A)he loved him as his own soul.

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14 If I am still alive, show me the steadfast love of the Lord, that I may not die; 15 (A)and do not cut off[a] your steadfast love from my house forever, when the Lord cuts off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 20:15 Or but if I die, do not cut off

42 Then Jonathan said to David, (A)“Go in peace, because we have sworn both of us in the name of the Lord, saying, (B)‘The Lord shall be between me and you, (C)and between my offspring and your offspring, forever.’” And he rose and departed, and Jonathan went into the city.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 20:42 This sentence is 21:1 in Hebrew

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