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Therefore deal kindly with your servant; for you have brought your servant into a covenant of Yahweh with you: but if there be in me iniquity, kill me yourself; for why should you bring me to your father?
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A Covenant Before God
David's appeal to Jonathan is not based on casual friendship but on a "covenant of the Lord." Commentators explain this was a solemn, binding agreement made in God's presence. This sacred oath forms the foundation of David's plea for Jonathan to "deal kindly" and truthfully with him, highlighting the deep spiritual nature of their bond.
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1 Samuel
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19th Century
Anglican
A covenant of the Lord with thee. —It may at first sight seem strange that we have these last meetings of David and Jonat…
Baptist
And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to morrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I may …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Therefore you shall deal kindly with your servant By informing him how his father's mind stood affected to him, that…
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Presbyterian
The trials David met with prepared him for future advancement. In this way, the Lord deals with those whom He prepares for glory. He does not put t…
