Concerning the matter which you and I have spoken of, behold, Yahweh is between you and me forever.”
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Concerning the matter which you and I have spoken of, behold, Yahweh is between you and me forever.”
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And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the LORD be between thee and me for ever.
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And as touching the matter which I and thou have spoken of, behold, the LORD is between me and thee for ever.'
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Passages linked to 1 Samuel 20:23 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Samuel 20:14-15 You shall not only show me the loving kindness of Yahweh while I still live, that I not die; but you shall also not cut off your kindness from my house forever; no, not when Yahweh has cut off every one of the enemies of David from the surface of the earth.”
- 1 Samuel 20:42 Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, because we have both sworn in Yahweh’s name, saying, ‘Yahweh is between me and you, and between my offspring and your offspring, forever.’ ” He arose and departed; and Jonathan went into the city.
- Genesis 31:50 If you afflict my daughters, or if you take wives in addition to my daughters, no man is with us; behold, God is witness between me and you.”
- Genesis 16:5 Sarai said to Abram, “This wrong is your fault. I gave my servant into your bosom, and when she saw that she had conceived, she despised me. May Yahweh judge between me and you.”
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Sa 20:23 And [as touching] the matter which thou…
1Sa 20:23 And [as touching] the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the LORD [be] between thee and me for ever.
Ver. 23. And as touching the matter.] The mutual covenant, see that it be kept inviolable, or the Lord will require it.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And as touching the matter which thou and I…
And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of,.... The covenant they had made between them and their families:
behold, the Lord be between me and thee for ever: as a witness of the covenant, and a revenger of those that should break it; so the Targum,"behold, the Word of the Lord be between me and thee a witness for ever.''
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Between - As a witness and a judge between…
Between - As a witness and a judge between us and our families forever, if on either side this league of friendship be violated.
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Ever. Let us always inviolably adhere to our covenant.…
Ever. Let us always inviolably adhere to our covenant. (Haydock)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain as touching the matter which thou and I have…
as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of--The plan being concerted, the friends separated for a time, and the amiable character of Jonathan again peers out in his parting allusion to their covenant of friendship.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown — Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 23. as touching the matter, &c.] The reciprocal covenant…
23. as touching the matter, &c.] The reciprocal covenant of friendship just renewed and ratified.
the Lord, &c.] As the witness of our covenant, and the avenger of any breach of it. Cp. Gen_31:49; Gen_31:53.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.