So Jonathan made a covenant. —It is not necessary to supply (as in the English Version) “saying,” but it is better to und…

And Jonathan said to David, O LORD God of Israel, when I have sounded my father about tomorrow any time, or the third day, and, behold, if ther…

So Jonathan made [a covenant] with the house of David Not with David himself only, which was now renewed, but with his fa…

Jonathan faithfully promises that he would let David know how he found his father disposed towards him. It will be a kindness to ourselves and to o…