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1 Samuel 20:16

1 Samuel 20:16
So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the LORD even require it at the hand of David's enemies.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David,.... Not with David himself only, which was now renewed, but with…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Samuel 20:9-23

Here, I. Jonathan protests his fidelity to David in his distress. Notwithstanding the strong confidence David had in…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

So Jonathan, &c. (1) The E. V. treats this as a remark of the historian: and apparently understands Jonathan's words…

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