1 Samuel 20:3

And David answered Jonathan, and said, Thy father knows surely that I have found grace in thy sight, and he said, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he refuse his consent: but as the Lord lives and thy soul lives, as I said, the space is filled up between me and death.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death.

In Context

2And Jonathan said to him, Far be it from thee: thou shalt not die: behold, my father will not do any thing great or small + 20:2 Gr. and will not uncover my ear.without discovering it to me; and why should my father hide this matter from me? this thing is not so.

4And Jonathan said to David, What does thy soul desire, and what shall I do for thee?

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 6:13+ 6:13 Mat. 4. 10. Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve; and thou shalt cleave to him, and by his name thou shalt swear.

1 Samuel 1:26And she said, I pray thee, my lord, as thy soul liveth, I am the woman that stood in thy presence with thee while praying to the Lord.

1 Samuel 25:26And now, my lord, as the Lord lives, and thy soul lives, as the Lord has kept thee from coming against innocent blood, and + 25:26 Gr. saving thy hand for thyself.from executing vengeance for thyself, now therefore let thine enemies, and those that seek evil against my lord, become as Nabal.

2 Samuel 15:21And Ethi answered the king and said, As the Lord lives and as my lord the king lives, in the place wheresoever my lord shall be, whether it be for death or life, there shall thy servant be.

2 Kings 2:4And Eliu said to Elisaie, Stay here, I pray thee; for the Lord has sent me to Jericho. And he said, + 2:4 Gr. the Lord lives if, etc. As the Lord lives and thy soul lives, I will not leave thee. And they came to Jericho.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 20:2-9

David Consults Jonathan. ( b. c. 1058.) 1 And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life? 2 And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, but that he will shew it me: and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so. 3 And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in… Read the whole commentary →

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