1 Samuel 20:12-17

12“As the Lord God of Israel ⌞is my witness⌟,” Jonathan continued, “I’ll find out in the next two or three days how my father feels about you. If he does feel kindly toward you, then I will send someone to tell you.

13If my father plans to harm you and I fail to tell you and send you away safely, may the Lord harm me even more. May the Lord be with you as he used to be with my father.

14But as long as I live, ⌞promise me that you will⌟ show me kindness because of the Lord. And even when I die,

15never stop being kind to my family. The Lord will wipe each of David’s enemies off the face of the earth.

16At that time, if Jonathan’s name  is cut off from David’s family, then may the Lord punish David’s house.”

17Once again Jonathan swore an oath to David because of his love for David. He loved David as much as ⌞he loved⌟ himself.