Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David: "May the LORD punish any violation of this covenant by the hand of David's enemies."
New American Standard Bible
So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “
King James Version
So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the LORD even require it at the hand of David's enemies.
Holman Bible
Then Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David,
A Conservative Version
So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, [saying], And LORD will require it at the hand of David's enemies.
American Standard Version
So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David,'saying , And Jehovah will require it at the hand of David's enemies.
Amplified
So Jonathan made a covenant with the
Bible in Basic English
And if it comes about that the name of Jonathan is cut off from the family of David, the Lord will make David responsible.
Darby Translation
And Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let Jehovah even require it at the hand of David's enemies!
Julia Smith Translation
And Jonathan will cut out with the house of David, and Jehovah sought out from the hand of David's enemies.
King James 2000
So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the LORD even require it at the hand of David's enemies.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So Jonathan {made a covenant} with the house of David, [saying,] "May Yahweh {call the enemies of David to account}."
Modern King James verseion
So Jonathan covenanted with the house of David, saying, Let Jehovah even require it at the hand of David's enemies.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And so Jonathan made a bond with the house of David, desiring that the LORD should seek, out of the hands of David's enemies, their wickedness.
NET Bible
and called David's enemies to account." So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David.
New Heart English Bible
So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, "The LORD will require it at the hand of David's enemies."
The Emphasized Bible
Thus Jonathan solemnised a covenant with the house of David saying , - So let Yahweh require it, at the hand of the enemies of David.
Webster
So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the LORD even require it at the hand of David's enemies.
World English Bible
So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, "Yahweh will require it at the hand of David's enemies."
Youngs Literal Translation
And Jonathan covenanteth with the house of David, and Jehovah hath sought it from the hand of the enemies of David;
Themes
Alliances » Ratification of » By oaths
Constancy » Instances of » Jonathan
Covenant » Instances of » Jonathan and david
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 20:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jonathan Supports David Over Saul
15 And don't stop showing your gracious love to my family forever, not even when the LORD eliminates each of David's enemies from the surface of the earth." 16 Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David: "May the LORD punish any violation of this covenant by the hand of David's enemies." 17 Jonathan made David vow again out of his love for him, because he loved him as himself.
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:22
May the LORD do this to the enemies of David and more also if by the morning I've left alive a single male of all those who belong to him."
Genesis 15:18
That very day the LORD made this covenant with Abram: "I'm giving this land to your descendants, from the river of Egypt to the great Euphrates River
1 Samuel 18:3
Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as he loved himself.
1 Samuel 31:2
The Philistines pursued Saul and his sons. The Philistines struck down Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, Saul's sons.
2 Samuel 4:7-8
While they were in the house, they struck him, killed him, and cut off his head while he was lying on his bed in his bedroom. They took his head, and traveled all night along the Arabah road.
2 Samuel 21:8
Instead, the king arrested Aiah's daughter Rizpah's two sons Armoni and Mephibosheth, whom she had borne to Saul, and the five sons of Saul's daughter Merab, whom she had borne to Barzillai the Meholathite's son Adriel.