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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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsSo Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, And Jehovah will require it at the hand of David’s enemies.
So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “May the LORD hold David’s enemies accountable.”
And Jonathan covenanteth with the house of David, and Jehovah hath sought it from the hand of the enemies of David;
And Jonathan made [a covenant] with the house of David, [saying,] Let Jehovah even require [it] at the hand of David's enemies!
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Samuel — The transition from judges to monarchy. Samuel rises as prophet-judge; Israel demands a king; Saul rises and is rejected; David is anointed in obscurity and flees across the wilderness. Three lives overlapping — the prophetic-judicial-royal handoff.
- Author
- Traditionally Samuel (with additions after his death by Nathan and Gad — cf. 1 Chr 29:29)
- Date
- Events c. 1050–1010 BC; compilation during the early monarchy