¹⁵^aand do not cut off² your steadfast love from my house forever, when the Lord cuts off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth.” ¹⁶And Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, ^b“May³ the Lord take vengeance on David’s enemies.”

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Footnotes

2Or but if I die, do not cut off
3Septuagint earth, 16let not the name of Jonathan be cut off from the house of David. And may

Cross references

a 2 Sam. 9:1, 3, 7; 21:7
b[ch. 25:22; Josh. 22:23]

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

and do not ever cut off your kindness from my family—not even when the Lord has cut off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth.”

So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “May the Lord call David’s enemies to account.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

don’t ever withdraw your kindness from my household—not even when the Lord cuts off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth.” Then Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “May the Lord hold David’s enemies accountable.”

NLTNew Living Translation

treat my family with this faithful love, even when the Lord destroys all your enemies from the face of the earth.”

So Jonathan made a solemn pact with David, saying, “May the Lord destroy all your enemies!”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And do not cut off your loyal love from my family forever, not even when Yahweh exterminates each of the enemies of David from the face of the earth.” So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “May Yahweh call the enemies of David to account.”

KJV 1900King James Version

But also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever: no, not when the Lord hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth. So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the Lord even require it at the hand of David’s enemies.

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