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1 Samuel 23:17

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17saying, “Don’t be afraid, for my father Saul will never lay a hand on you. You yourself will be king over Israel,b and I’ll be your second-in-command. Even my father Saul knows it is true.”c

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Cross references

  1. b1Sm 16:1–13; 24:20–22
  2. c1Sm 20:31

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And he said to him, “Do not fear, for the hand of Saul my father shall not find you. You shall be king over Israel, and I shall be next to you. Saul my father also knows this.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Don’t be afraid,” he said. “My father Saul will not lay a hand on you. You will be king over Israel, and I will be second to you. Even my father Saul knows this.”

NLTNew Living Translation

“Don’t be afraid,” Jonathan reassured him. “My father will never find you! You are going to be the king of Israel, and I will be next to you, as my father, Saul, is well aware.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He said to him, “Do not be afraid, for the hand of my father Saul will not find you. You will be king over Israel, and I will be second to you. My father Saul knows this also.”

KJV 1900King 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.