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1 Samuel 23:17

And he said unto him, Fear not; for the hand of Saul my father will not find thee; and thou wilt be king over Israel, and I will be next unto thee; and also Saul my father knoweth this.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.

In Context

16And Jonathan, the son of Saul, arose and went to David into the forest, and strengthened his hand in God.

18And they made, both of them, a covenant before the Lord: and David remained in the forest; but Jonathan went to his house.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 22:23Remain thou with me, fear nothing; for he that will seek my life will seek thy life; but thou shalt be well guarded with me.

1 Samuel 24:21And now swear unto me by the Lord, that thou wilt not cut off my seed after me, and that thou wilt not destroy my name out of my father's house.

Job 5:11To set up the lowly on high, that those who mourn may rise high to happiness;

Psalms 46:1“To the chief musician: by the sons of Korach, upon 'Alamoth, a song.” (46:2) God is our protection and strength, a help in distresses, very readily found.

Proverbs 14:26In the fear of the Lord is the strong confidence [of man], and unto his children will it be a place of shelter.

Isaiah 35:3Strengthen ye weak hands, and stumbling knees make ye firm.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 23:15-19

David in the Wilderness of Ziph. ( b. c. 1057.) 14 And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand. 15 And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood. 16 And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God. 17 And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find… Read the whole commentary →

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