1 Samuel 23:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And they two made a covenant before the Lord: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.”
1 Samuel 23:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 23:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 23:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They both made a covenant before Yahweh. Then David stayed in the woods and Jonathan went to his house.”
1 Samuel 23:18 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 23:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And they two made a covenant before Jehovah: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house. ”
1 Samuel 23:18 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 23:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And they make a covenant both of them before Jehovah; and David abideth in the forest, and Jonathan hath gone to his house.”
1 Samuel 23:18 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 23:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And they two made a covenant before Jehovah; and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house. ”
1 Samuel 23:18 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 23:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So they twaine made a couenant before ye Lord: and Dauid did remaine in the wood: but Ionathan went to his house.”
1 Samuel 23:18 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 23:18 in Context — 1 Samuel 23
16 And Jonathan Saul’s son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.
17 And he said unto 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 next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.
18 And they two made a covenant before the Lord: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.
19 Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?
20 Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king’s hand.
What Does 1 Samuel 23:18 Mean?
1 Samuel 23:18 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 23. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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