Bible in Basic English
"And if it comes about that the name of Jonathan is cut off from the family of David, the Lord will make David responsible."
— 1 Samuel 20:16, Bible in Basic English
“So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the Lord even require it at the hand of David’s enemies.”
“So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, And Jehovah will require it at the hand of David’s enemies. ”
“So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, "Yahweh will require it at the hand of David's enemies."”
“Jonathan therefore made a covenant with the house of David: and the Lord required it at the hands of David's enemies.”
May the Lord's punishment be on Jonathan, if it is my father's pleasure to do you evil and I do not give you word of it and send you away so that you may go in peace: and may the Lord be with you, as he has been with my father.
And may you, while I am still living, O may you be kind to me, as the Lord is kind, and keep me from death!
And let not your mercy ever be cut off from my family, even when the Lord has sent destruction on all David's haters, cutting them off from the face of the earth.
And if it comes about that the name of Jonathan is cut off from the family of David, the Lord will make David responsible.
And Jonathan again took an oath to David, because of his love for him: for David was as dear to him as his very soul.
Then Jonathan said to him, Tomorrow is the new moon: and it will be seen that you are not present, for there will be no one in your seat.
And on the third day it will be specially noted, and you will go to the place where you took cover when the other business was in hand, waiting by the hill over there.