1 Samuel 20:23

And concerning the word which I and thou have spoken, the Lord be between thee and me for ever.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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

22If I shall say to the boy: Behold the arrows are on this side of thee, take them up: come thou to me, because, there is peace to thee, and there is no evil, as the Lord liveth. But if I shall speak thus to the boy: Behold the arrows are beyond thee: go in peace, for the Lord hath sent thee away.

24So David was hid in the field, and the new moon came, and the king sat down to eat bread.

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Cross References

Genesis 16:5And Sarai said to Abram: Thou dost unjustly with me: I gave my handmaid into thy bosom, and she perceiving herself to be with child, despiseth me. The Lord judge between me and thee.

1 Samuel 20:14And if I live, thou shalt shew me the kindness of the Lord: but if I die,

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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