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Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as his own soul.

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And Jonathan made a covenant(A) with David because he loved him as himself.

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Therefore deal kindly with your servant, for you have brought your servant into a sacred covenant[a] with you. But if there is guilt in me, kill me yourself; why should you bring me to your father?”(A)

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  1. 20.8 Heb a covenant of the Lord

As for you, show kindness to your servant, for you have brought him into a covenant(A) with you before the Lord. If I am guilty, then kill(B) me yourself! Why hand me over to your father?”

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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.”(A)

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

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18 Then the two of them made a covenant before the Lord; David remained at Horesh, and Jonathan went home.(A)

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18 The two of them made a covenant(A) before the Lord. Then Jonathan went home, but David remained at Horesh.

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Saul’s son Jonathan had a son who was crippled in his feet. He was five years old when the news about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, and in her haste to flee it happened that he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.(A)

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(Jonathan(A) son of Saul had a son who was lame in both feet. He was five years old when the news(B) about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she hurried to leave, he fell and became disabled.(C) His name was Mephibosheth.)(D)

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10 You and your sons and your servants shall till the land for him and shall bring in the produce, so that your master’s grandson may have food to eat, but your master’s grandson Mephibosheth shall always eat at my table.” Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.(A)

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10 You and your sons and your servants are to farm the land for him and bring in the crops, so that your master’s grandson(A) may be provided for. And Mephibosheth, grandson of your master, will always eat at my table.” (Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.)

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