NASB
"So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, "May the LORD require it at the hands of David's enemies.""
— 1 Samuel 20:16, NASB
“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."”
“and called David’s enemies to account.” So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David.”
“Jonathan therefore made a covenant with the house of David: and the Lord required it at the hands of David's enemies.”
“And if it comes about that the name of Jonathan is cut off from the family of David, the Lord will make David responsible.”
“So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the Lord even require it at the hand of David’s enemies.”
"If it please my father to do you harm, may the LORD do so to Jonathan and more also, if I do not make it known to you and send you away, that you may go in safety. And may the LORD be with you as He has been with my father.
"If I am still alive, will you not show me the lovingkindness of the LORD, that I may not die?
"You shall not cut off your lovingkindness from my house forever, not even when the LORD cuts off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth."
So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, "May the LORD require it at the hands of David's enemies."
Jonathan made David vow again because of his love for him, because he loved him as he loved his own life.
Then Jonathan said to him, "Tomorrow is the new moon, and you will be missed because your seat will be empty.
"When you have stayed for three days, you shall go down quickly and come to the place where you hid yourself on that eventful day, and you shall remain by the stone Ezel.