1 Samuel 20 · Verse 23

1 Samuel 20:23

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

1 Samuel 20:23 in other translations

BSBAnd as for the matter you and I have discussed, the LORD is a witness between you and me forever.”
WEBConcerning the matter which you and I have spoken of, behold, the LORD is between you and me forever.”
ASVAnd as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, Jehovah is between thee and me for ever.
YLTas to the thing which we have spoken, I and thou, lo, Jehovah is between me and thee--unto the age.'
DARBYAnd as to the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, Jehovah is between me and thee for ever.
BBEAs for what you and I were talking of, the Lord is between you and me for ever.
WebsterAnd as to the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the LORD be between thee and me for ever.

What does 1 Samuel 20:23 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
23. as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of--The plan being concerted, the friends separated for a time, and the amiable character of Jonathan again peers out in his parting allusion to their covenant of friendship. 1Sa 20:24-40. Saul, Missing David, Seeks to Kill Jonahan.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 20:11-23

Jonathan faithfully promises that he would let David know how he found his father affected towards him. It will be kindness to ourselves and to ours, to secure an interest in those whom God favours, and to make his friends ours. True friendship rests on a firm basis, and is able to silence ambition, self-love, and undue regard for others. But who can fully understand the love of Jesus, who gave himself as a…

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1 Samuel 20:23 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהַ֨דָּבָ֔רve.Ha.da.Varand the matterH1697
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
דִּבַּ֖רְנוּdi.Bar.nuwe have spokenH1696
אֲנִ֣י'a.NiIH589
וָאָ֑תָּהva.'A.tahand youH859
הִנֵּ֧הhi.Nehhere!H2009
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068
בֵּינִ֥יbei.Ni[will be] between meH996
וּבֵינְךָ֖u.vei.ne.Khaand between youH996
עַד\־'ad-untilH5704
עוֹלָֽם\׃\ \סo.LamperpetuityH5769

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Cross references for 1 Samuel 20:23

  • 1 Samuel 20:42

    And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of the Lord, saying, The Lord be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed for ever. And he arose and departed: and Jonathan went into the city.

  • 1 Samuel 20:14-15

    And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of the Lord, that I die not: But also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever: no, not when the Lord hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth.

  • Genesis 31:50

    If thou shalt afflict my daughters, or if thou shalt take other wives beside my daughters, no man is with us; see, God is witness betwixt me and thee.

  • Genesis 16:5

    And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the Lord judge between me and thee.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the matter.
14,15
the Lord.
42; Ge 16:5; 31:50

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Context

  • 1 Samuel 20:22

    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.

  • 1 Samuel 20:23

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

  • 1 Samuel 20:24

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

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1 Samuel 20:23 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y cuanto á las palabras que yo y tú hemos hablado, sea Jehová entre mí y ti para siempre.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et quant à la parole que nous avons dite, moi et toi, voici, l’ Éternel est entre moi et toi, à toujours.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Was aber die Sache betrifft, die wir besprochen haben, ich und du, siehe, Jehova ist zwischen mir und dir auf ewig.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		De verbo autem quod locuti sumus ego et tu, sit Dominus inter me et te usque in sempiternum.