1 Samuel 20:23

1 Samuel 20:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the Lord be between thee and me for ever.
• New International Version (NIV)And about the matter you and I discussed—remember, the Lord is witness between you and me forever.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And as for the matter of which you and I have spoken, behold, the Lord is between you and me forever."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And as for the matter which you and I have spoken of, indeed the Lord be between you and me forever.”

Context of 1 Samuel 20:23

21And I will send a boy, saying, ‘Go, find the arrows.’ If I specifically say to the boy, ‘Look, the arrows are on this side of you, get them,’ then come [back to my father’s table]; for it is safe for you and there is no danger, as the Lord lives. 22But if I say to the boy, ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you,’ then go, for the Lord has sent you away. As for the agreement of which you and I have spoken, behold, the Lord is between you and me forever [making sure that we each keep our word].” 24So David hid in the field; and when the New Moon [festival] came, the king sat down to eat food. 25The king sat on his seat as on previous occasions, on his seat by the wall; then Jonathan stood up, and Abner [his commander] sat down by Saul’s side, but David’s place was empty.

1 Samuel 20:23 word by word

וְהַ֨דָּבָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבַּ֖רְנוּ אֲנִ֣י וָאָ֑תָּה הִנֵּ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה בֵּינִ֥י וּבֵינְךָ֖ עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the matterדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
• which thou and I have spokenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• of, behold, the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• between thee and me forעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• everעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 20:23

• 1 Samuel 20:14If I am still alive, will you not show me the lovingkindness and faithfulness of the Lord, so that I will not die?
• 1 Samuel 20:42Jonathan told David, “Go in safety, inasmuch as we have sworn to each other in the name of the Lord, saying, ‘The Lord shall be between me and you, and between my descendants and yours forever.’ ” Then he stood and left, while Jonathan went into the city.
• Genesis 16:5Then Sarai said to Abram, “May [the responsibility for] the wrong done to me [by the arrogant behavior of Hagar] be upon you. I gave my maid into your arms, and when she realized that she had conceived, I was despised and looked on with disrespect. May the Lord judge [who has done right] between you and me.”
• Genesis 31:50If you should mistreat (humiliate, oppress) my daughters, or if you should take other wives besides my daughters, although no one is with us [as a witness], see and remember, God is witness between you and me.”

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 20:23

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-23Verses 11-23 Jonathan faithfully promises that he would let David know how he found his father affected towards him. It will be kindness to ourselves and to ours, to secure an interest in those whom God favours, and to make his friends ours. True friendship rests on a firm basis, and is able to silence ambition, self-love, and undue regard for others. But who can fully understand the love of Jesus, who gave himself as a sacrifice for rebellious, polluted…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. 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. 1Sa 20:24-40. Saul, Missing David, Seeks to Kill Jonahan.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 20:23

• Arrow
• Symbols and Similitudes

In the dictionaries

• Artillery
• David
• Require
• Jesse
• Jonathan (2)
• Samuel, Books of
• New Moon

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary