Holy Scripture

1 Samuel 23:18

A church father on this verse
“Therefore, each struck a covenant before the Lord, etc. The Lord and the faithful strike a covenant with each other, that they should follow Him, and He should give them eternal life; and this before His divine presence, in whose faith He commands us to live, and to which He encourages us to aspire, assisting us. And…”
Bede, 8th c. — Commentary on Samuel

Source: Septuagint

Original

18So they both made a covenant before the Lord; and David dwelt in Caene, and Jonathan went to his home.

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16And Jonathan son of Saul rose, and went to David to Caene, and strengthened his hands in the Lord.

17And he said to him, Fear not, for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be second to thee; and Saul my father knows it.

— 1 Samuel 23:18 —

19And the Ziphites came up out of the dry country to Saul to the hill, saying, Behold, is not David hidden with us in Messara, in the narrows in Caene in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the right of Jeshimon?

20And now according to all the king’s desire to come down, let him come down to us; they have shut him up into the hands of the king.

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