16And Jonathan covenanteth with the house of David, and Jehovah hath sought it from the hand of the enemies of David;


In Context

13 thus doth Jehovah do to Jonathan, and thus doth He add; when the evil concerning thee is good to my father, then I have uncovered thine ear, and sent thee away, and thou hast gone in peace, and Jehovah is with thee, as he was with my father;

14 and not only while I am alive dost thou do with me the kindness of Jehovah, and I die not,

15 but thou dost not cut off thy kindness from my house unto the age, nor in Jehovah's cutting off the enemies of David, each one from off the face of the ground.'

16 And Jonathan covenanteth with the house of David, and Jehovah hath sought it from the hand of the enemies of David;

17 and Jonathan addeth to cause David to swear, because he loveth him, for with the love of his own soul he hath loved him.

18 And Jonathan saith to him, 'To-morrow is new moon, and thou hast been looked after, for thy seat is looked after;

1 Samuel 20:16 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:16So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, "May the Lord call David's enemies to account."

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:16Jonathan therefore made a covenant with the house of David: and the Lord required it at the hands of David's enemies.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:16So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David,'saying , And Jehovah will require it at the hand of David's enemies.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:16And Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let Jehovah even require it at the hand of David's enemies!

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:16So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, |Yahweh will require it at the hand of David's enemies.|

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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