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 behold, I will send the boy, telling him, ‘Go, find the arrows.’ If I specifically say to the boy, ‘Behold, the arrows are on this side of you, get them,’ then come, because it is safe for you and there is nothing to harm you, as the Lord lives. 22But if I say to the youth, ‘Behold, the arrows are beyond you,’ go, because 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.” 24So David hid himself in the field; and when the new moon came, the king sat down to eat food. 25Now the king sat on his seat as usual, the seat by the wall; then Jonathan stood up and Abner 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

• agreementדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
• of whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• you and I have spokenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• beholdהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• is betweenבַּ֫יִןbêyn · betweenH996
• you and me foreverעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• you and me foreverעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 20:23

• 1 Samuel 20:14And if I am still alive, will you not show me the faithfulness of the Lord, so that I do not die?
• 1 Samuel 20:42Then Jonathan said to David, “Go in safety, since we have sworn to each other in the name of the Lord, saying, ‘The Lord will be between me and you, and between my descendants and your descendants forever.’” So David set out and went on his way, while Jonathan went into the city.
• Genesis 16:5So Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done to me be upon you! I put my slave woman into your arms, but when she saw that she had conceived, I was insignificant in her sight. May the Lord judge between you and me.”
• Genesis 31:50If you mistreat my daughters, or if you take wives besides my daughters, although no one is with us, see, 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

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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