World English Bible
"So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, "Yahweh will require it at the hand of David's enemies.""
— 1 Samuel 20:16, World English Bible
“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. ”
“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.”
Yahweh do so to Jonathan, and more also, should it please my father to do you evil, if I don't disclose it to you, and send you away, that you may go in peace: and Yahweh be with you, as he has been with my father.
You shall not only while yet I live show me the loving kindness of Yahweh, that I not die;
but also you shall not cut off your kindness from my house forever; no, not when Yahweh has cut off the enemies of David everyone from the surface of the earth."
So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, "Yahweh will require it at the hand of David's enemies."
Jonathan caused David to swear again, for the love that he had to him; for he loved him as he loved his own soul.
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 three days, you shall go down quickly, and come to the place where you did hide yourself when the business was in hand, and shall remain by the stone Ezel.