1 Samuel 20:14

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

1 Samuel 20:14

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Berean Standard Bible

And as long as I live, treat me with the LORD’s loving devotion, that I may not die,

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KJV

King James Version

And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of the LORD, that I die not:

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WEB

World English Bible

You shall not only show me the loving kindness of the LORD while I still live, that I not die;

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ASV

American Standard Version

And thou shalt not only while yet I live show me the lovingkindness of Jehovah, that I die not;

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

1 Samuel 20

¹² and Jonathan said, “By the LORD, the God of Israel, I will sound out my father by this time tomorrow or the next day. If he is favorable toward you, will I not send for you and tell you?

¹³ But if my father intends to bring evil on you, then may the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if I do not tell you and send you on your way in safety. May the LORD be with you, just as He has been with my father.

¹⁴ And as long as I live, treat me with the LORD’s loving devotion, that I may not die,

¹⁵ and do not ever cut off your loving devotion from my household—not even when the LORD cuts off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth.”

¹⁶ So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “May the LORD hold David’s enemies accountable.”

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