1 Samuel 20:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the Lord be between thee and me for ever.”

1 Samuel 20:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 20:23 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 20:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Concerning the matter which you and I have spoken of, behold, Yahweh is between you and me forever.””

1 Samuel 20:23 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 20:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, Jehovah is between thee and me for ever. ”

1 Samuel 20:23 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 20:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“as to the thing which we have spoken, I and thou, lo, Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> between me and thee--unto the age.'”

1 Samuel 20:23 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 20:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And as to the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, Jehovah is between me and thee for ever. ”

1 Samuel 20:23 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 20:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“As touching the thing which thou and I haue spoken of, beholde, the Lord be betweene thee and me for euer.”

1 Samuel 20:23 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 20:23 in Context — 1 Samuel 20

21 And, behold, I will send a lad, saying, Go, find out the arrows. If I expressly say unto the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee, take them; then come thou: for there is peace to thee, and no hurt; as the Lord liveth.

22 But if I say thus unto the young man, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way: for the Lord hath sent thee away.

23 And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the Lord be between thee and me for ever.

24 So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat.

25 And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, even upon a seat by the wall: and Jonathan arose, and Abner sat by Saul’s side, and David’s place was empty.

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What Does 1 Samuel 20:23 Mean?

1 Samuel 20:23 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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