Sinai1 Samuel 23:17
American Standard Version
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.
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1 Samuel 23:17 in other translations
He said to him, “Don’t be afraid; for the hand of Saul my father won’t find you; and you will be king over Israel, and I will be next to you; and Saul my father knows that also.”
1 Samuel 23:17 in context
- 15And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in the wood.
- 16And Jonathan, Saul’s son, arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.
- 17And 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.
- 18And they two made a covenant before Jehovah: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.
- 19Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in the strongholds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of the desert?