1 Samuel 20:23

As for what you and I were talking of, the Lord is between you and me for ever.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the LORD be between thee and me for ever.

In Context

22But if I say to the boy, See, the arrow has gone past you: then go on your way, for the Lord has sent you away.

24So David went to a secret place in the country: and when the new moon came, the king took his place at the feast.

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Cross References

Genesis 16:5And Sarai said to Abram, May my wrong be on you: I gave you my servant for your wife and when she saw that she was with child, she no longer had any respect for me: may the Lord be judge between you and me.

1 Samuel 20:14And may you, while I am still living, O may you be kind to me, as the Lord is kind, and keep me from death!

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 20:10-24

Jonathan's Covenant with David. ( b. c. 1058.) 9 And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee: for if I knew certainly that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee? 10 Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly? 11 And Jonathan said unto David, Come, and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field. 12 And Jonathan said unto David, O Lord God of Israel, when I have sounded my father about to morrow… Read the whole commentary →

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