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

21Then I will send a boy and say, ‘Go, find the arrows!’ Now, if I expressly say to him, ‘Look, the arrows are on this side of you; bring them,’ then come, because as surely as the LORD lives, it is safe for you, and there is no danger. 22But if I say to the young man, ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you,’ then you must go, for the LORD has sent you away. And as for the matter you and I have discussed, the LORD is a witness between you and me forever.” 24So David hid in the field, and when the New Moon had come, the king sat down to eat. 25He sat in his usual place by the wall, opposite Jonathan and beside Abner, 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

• And as for the matterדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
• ·אֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• youאַתָּ֫ה'attâh 'attâ 'ath 'attîy 'attem 'atten 'attênâh 'attênnâh · you(m.s.)H859
• youהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• and Iאֲנִי'ănîy · IH589
• have discussedדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• is a witness betweenבַּ֫יִןbêyn · betweenH996
• foreverעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• foreverעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 20:23

• 1 Samuel 20:14And as long as I live, treat me with the LORD’s loving devotion, that I may not die,
• 1 Samuel 20:42And Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, for the two of us have sworn in the name of the LORD, saying, ‘May the LORD be a witness between you and me, and between your descendants and mine forever.’” Then David got up and departed, and Jonathan went back into the city.
• Genesis 16:5Then Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done to me be upon you! I delivered my servant into your arms, and ever since she saw that she was pregnant, she has treated me with contempt. May the LORD judge between you and me.”
• Genesis 31:50If you mistreat my daughters or take other wives, although no one is with us, remember that God is a 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

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• 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