1 Samuel 20:15–17
15 And do not cut off your loyal love from ⌊my family⌋s forever, not even when Yahweh ⌊exterminates⌋t each of the enemies of David from the face of the earth.” 16 So Jonathan ⌊made a covenant⌋u with the house of David, saying, “May Yahweh ⌊call the enemies of David to account⌋.”v 17 And Jonathan again made David swear an oath, because he loved him; for with the love of his soul he loved him.
1 Samuel 20:15–17 — The New International Version (NIV)
15 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.”
16 So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “May the Lord call David’s enemies to account.” 17 And Jonathan had David reaffirm his oath out of love for him, because he loved him as he loved himself.
1 Samuel 20:15–17 — English Standard Version (ESV)
15 and do not cut off 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.” 16 And Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “May the Lord take vengeance on David’s enemies.” 17 And Jonathan made David swear again by his love for him, for he loved him as he loved his own soul.
1 Samuel 20:15–17 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
15 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. 16 So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the Lord even require it at the hand of David’s enemies. 17 And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul.
1 Samuel 20:15–17 — New Living Translation (NLT)
15 treat my family with this faithful love, even when the Lord destroys all your enemies from the face of the earth.”
16 So Jonathan made a solemn pact with David, saying, “May the Lord destroy all your enemies!” 17 And Jonathan made David reaffirm his vow of friendship again, for Jonathan loved David as he loved himself.
1 Samuel 20:15–17 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
15 but you shall not cut off your kindness from my house forever, no, not when the Lord has cut off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth.” 16 So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “Let the Lord require it at the hand of David’s enemies.”
17 Now Jonathan again caused David to vow, because he loved him; for he loved him as he loved his own soul.
1 Samuel 20:15–17 — New Century Version (NCV)
15 You must never stop showing your kindness to my family, even when the Lord has destroyed all your enemies from the earth.”
16 So Jonathan made an agreement with David. He said, “May the Lord hold David’s enemies responsible.” 17 And Jonathan asked David to repeat his promise of love for him, because he loved David as much as he loved himself.
1 Samuel 20:15–17 — American Standard Version (ASV)
15 but also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever; no, not when Jehovah hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth. 16 So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, And Jehovah will require it at the hand of David’s enemies.
17 And Jonathan caused David to swear again, for the love that he had to him; for he loved him as he loved his own soul.
1 Samuel 20:15–17 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
15 but thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever, no, not when Jehovah cuts off the enemies of David, every one from the face of the earth. 16 And Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let Jehovah even require it at the hand of David’s enemies! 17 And Jonathan caused David to swear again, by the love he had for him, for he loved him as he loved his own soul.
1 Samuel 20:15–17 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
15 never stop being kind to my family. The Lord will wipe each of David’s enemies off the face of the earth. 16 At that time, if Jonathan’s nameis cut off from David’s family, then may the Lord punish David’s house.”
17 Once again Jonathan swore an oath to David because of his love for David. He loved David as much as ⸤he loved⸥ himself.
1 Samuel 20:15–17 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
15 don’t ever withdraw your faithful love from my household—not even when the Lord cuts off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth.” 16 Then Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “May the Lord hold David’s enemies accountable.” 17 Jonathan once again swore to David in his love for him, because he loved him as he loved himself.
1 Samuel 20:15–17 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
15 never cut off your faithful love from my house, even if the Lord were to cut off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth.” 16 Thus Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “May the Lord seek out the enemies of David.” 17 Jonathan made David swear again by his love for him; for he loved him as he loved his own life.
1 Samuel 20:15–17 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
15 And never stop being kind to my family. Don’t stop even when the Lord has cut off every one of your enemies from the face of the earth.”
16 So Jonathan made a covenant with David and his family. He said, “May the Lord make David’s enemies accountable for what they’ve done.” 17 Jonathan had David take an oath again because he loved him. In fact, Jonathan loved David just as he loved himself.
1 Samuel 20:15–17 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
15 “You shall not cut off your lovingkindness from my house forever, not even when the Lord cuts off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth.”
16 So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “May the Lord require it at the hands of David’s enemies.”
17 Jonathan made David vow again because of his love for him, because he loved him as he loved his own life.