1 Samuel 20:8 meaning and explanation
Therefore deal faithfully with your servant, for you have brought me into a covenant with you before the LORD. If there is iniquity in me, then kill me yourself; why should you bring me to your father?”
1 Samuel 20:8, Berean Standard Bible
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David is speaking to Jonathan in private, having fled Saul's court and fearing for his life. He appeals to the covenant the two men made before the LORD, asking Jonathan to deal faithfully with him, using the Hebrew word chesed, which means steadfast covenant loyalty rather than mere kindness.
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