1 Samuel 20:23
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And as for the matter you and I have discussed, the LORD is a witness between you and me forever.””
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“And as for the matter you and I have discussed, the LORD is a witness between you and me forever.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the Lord be between thee and me for ever.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, Jehovah is between thee and me for ever.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“as to the thing which we have spoken, I and thou, lo, Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> between me and thee--unto the age.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Samuel 20:23 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 16:5Then Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done to me be upon you! I delivered my servant into your arms, and ever since she saw that she was pregnant, she has treated me with contempt. May the LORD judge between you and me.”
- Genesis 31:50If you mistreat my daughters or take other wives, although no one is with us, remember that God is a witness between you and me.”
- 1 Samuel 20:14And as long as I live, treat me with the LORD’s loving devotion, that I may not die,
- 1 Samuel 20:42And Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, for the two of us have sworn in the name of the LORD, saying, ‘May the LORD be a witness between you and me, and between your descendants and mine forever.’” Then David got up and departed, and Jonathan went back into the city.
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