1 Samuel 20:23

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As for the promise we have made between the two of us, the LORD is our witness forever.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 20:14-15 : 14 But show me the loyalty of the LORD as long as I live, so that I may not die. 15 And do not ever withdraw your kindness from my family, even when the LORD cuts off all of David’s enemies from the face of the earth.
  • 1 Sam 20:42 : 42 Jonathan said to David, 'Go in peace, for we have sworn friendship with each other in the name of the LORD, saying,
  • Gen 31:50 : 50 If you mistreat my daughters or take other wives besides my daughters, even though no one is with us, remember that God is a witness between you and me.'
  • Gen 16:5 : 5 Then Sarai said to Abram, "The wrong done to me is your fault. I gave my maidservant into your arms, and now that she knows she is pregnant, I am despised in her eyes. May the LORD judge between you and me."

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  • 1 Sam 20:42
    79%

    42 Jonathan said to David, 'Go in peace, for we have sworn friendship with each other in the name of the LORD, saying,

  • 1 Chr 17:22-24
    3 verses
    76%

    22 You have made your people Israel your very own forever, and you, LORD, have become their God.

    23 "And now, LORD, let the word you have spoken concerning your servant and his house be established forever. Do as you promised,

    24 so that your name will be magnified forever, saying, 'The LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, is Israel's God.' And may the house of your servant David be established before you.

  • 1 Sam 24:12-13
    2 verses
    75%

    12 Look, my father, see the corner of your robe in my hand! I cut off the corner of your robe but did not kill you. Know and understand that I am not guilty of wrongdoing or rebellion. I have not sinned against you, but you are hunting me down to take my life.

    13 May the LORD judge between you and me, and may the LORD avenge me against you, but my hand will not be against you.

  • 1 Sam 24:15
    75%

    15 Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Who are you pursuing? A dead dog? A flea?

  • 1 Sam 20:12-16
    5 verses
    74%

    12 Jonathan said to David, "The LORD, the God of Israel, be my witness: I will sound out my father about this time tomorrow or the next day. If he is favorable toward you, won't I send word to you and let you know?"

    13 May the LORD punish Jonathan severely if I do not inform you and send you away in peace when my father intends to harm you. May the LORD be with you as He has been with my father.

    14 But show me the loyalty of the LORD as long as I live, so that I may not die.

    15 And do not ever withdraw your kindness from my family, even when the LORD cuts off all 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 demand an accounting of David's enemies."

  • 1 Sam 20:21-22
    2 verses
    73%

    21 Then I will send a boy and say, 'Go, find the arrows.' If I say to him, 'Look, the arrows are on this side of you, bring them here,' then come, because as surely as the LORD lives, there is peace for you and no harm.

    22 But if I say to the boy, 'Look, the arrows are beyond you,' then go, because the LORD has sent you away.

  • Gen 31:49-50
    2 verses
    73%

    49 It was also called Mizpah, because he said, 'May the LORD watch between you and me when we are out of each other’s sight.

    50 If you mistreat my daughters or take other wives besides my daughters, even though no one is with us, remember that God is a witness between you and me.'

  • 1 Sam 20:2-4
    3 verses
    73%

    2 Jonathan said to him, "Far be it! You shall not die. Behold, my father does nothing great or small without revealing it to me. Why then would my father hide this matter from me? It's not so!"

    3 But David swore again and said, "Your father knows well that I have found favor in your eyes, and he thinks, 'Let Jonathan not know this, lest he be grieved.' But as the LORD lives and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death."

    4 Jonathan said to David, "Whatever you say, I will do for you."

  • 2 Sam 7:25
    72%

    25 And now, O LORD God, confirm forever the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and his house, and do as you have spoken.

  • 1 Sam 25:30
    72%

    30 When the Lord has fulfilled for my lord all the good things he promised and has appointed you ruler over Israel,

  • Gen 26:28
    72%

    28 They replied, "We have clearly seen that the LORD has been with you. So we said, 'There should now be an oath between us and you; let us make a covenant with you.'"

  • 1 Sam 20:7-8
    2 verses
    72%

    7 If he says, 'Good,' it will mean peace for your servant. But if he is very angry, know that he has determined harm.

    8 Therefore, deal kindly with your servant, for you have brought your servant into a covenant of the LORD with you. But if I am guilty, kill me yourself; why bring me to your father?

  • Josh 22:27
    71%

    27 but as a witness between us and you and the generations that follow, that we will worship the LORD at His sanctuary with our burnt offerings, sacrifices, and fellowship offerings.’ Then in the future, your descendants will not be able to say to ours, ‘You have no share in the LORD.’

  • Ps 41:12
    71%

    12 By this I know that you delight in me: my enemy does not triumph over me.

  • 1 Sam 19:3
    71%

    3 I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are hiding. I will speak with him about you, and if I learn anything, I will let you know.

  • 1 Kgs 8:24-25
    2 verses
    71%

    24 'You have kept Your word to Your servant, my father David. What You spoke with Your mouth You fulfilled with Your hand, as it is today.'

    25 'Now, LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant David, my father, what You promised him: “You shall never fail to have a descendant to sit on the throne of Israel before Me, if only your descendants are careful to walk before Me as you have walked before Me.”'

  • 1 Sam 23:17-18
    2 verses
    71%

    17 He said to him, 'Do not fear, for the hand of Saul my father will not find you; you will be king over Israel, and I will be second to you. Even Saul my father knows this.'

    18 The two of them made a covenant before the LORD. Then David remained in the woods, and Jonathan returned to his house.

  • 1 Sam 24:21
    70%

    21 Now I know that you will surely be king, and the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hands.

  • 2 Chr 6:15
    70%

    15 You have kept Your promise to Your servant David, my father. With Your mouth, You spoke it, and with Your hand, You have fulfilled it as it is today.

  • 1 Chr 17:8
    70%

    8 I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. I will make your name great, like the names of the greatest men on earth.

  • 1 Sam 22:23
    70%

    23 Stay with me; don’t be afraid. The one who seeks my life is seeking yours as well. You will be safe with me.

  • 1 Kgs 2:4
    69%

    4 And you will ensure that the LORD fulfills His promise to me, saying, 'If your sons are careful to walk before Me in truth with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.'

  • 1 Sam 28:2
    69%

    2 David replied to Achish, "Then you will know what your servant can accomplish." Achish said to David, "Very well, I will make you my bodyguard for life."

  • 2 Sam 14:17
    69%

    17 And your servant thought, 'May the word of my lord the king bring me peace, for my lord the king is like an angel of God in discerning good and evil. May the LORD your God be with you.'

  • Gen 31:44
    69%

    44 Come now, let us make a covenant, you and I, and let it serve as a witness between us.'

  • 2 Sam 7:19-20
    2 verses
    69%

    19 And yet this was a small thing in your eyes, O Lord GOD. You have also spoken of your servant's house for a long time to come, and this is instruction for mankind, O Lord GOD!

    20 And what more can David say to you? For you know your servant, O Lord GOD.

  • Gen 17:7
    69%

    7 I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.

  • 2 Sam 15:21
    69%

    21 But Ittai answered the king, 'As surely as the LORD lives and as my lord the king lives, wherever my lord the king may be—whether for death or for life—there your servant will be.'

  • 1 Sam 12:23
    69%

    23 As for me, far be it from me to sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you. Instead, I will instruct you in the good and upright way.

  • Isa 59:21
    69%

    21 As for Me, this is My covenant with them, says the LORD. My Spirit, who is upon you, and My words, that I have put in your mouth, will not depart from your mouth, nor from the mouths of your children or your children's children, from now on and forever, says the LORD.

  • Gen 21:23
    69%

    23 Now swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me, my children, or my descendants. Show to me and the land where you have lived the same kindness I have shown to you.

  • 2 Sam 7:16
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    16 And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before you. Your throne shall be established forever.

  • Ruth 1:17
    68%

    17 Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD deal with me, be it ever so severely, if even death separates you and me.

  • 1 Sam 24:18
    68%

    18 He said to David, 'You are more righteous than I, for you have treated me well, but I have treated you badly.'

  • 1 Chr 17:17
    68%

    17 And as if this were not enough in your sight, O God, you have spoken about the future of the house of your servant. You have regarded me as though I were of high rank, LORD God.