Scripture · Old Testament
1 Samuel 20:14
1 Samuel 20:14 is verse 14 of 1 Samuel chapter 20, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
And as long as I live, treat me with the LORD’s loving devotion, that I may not die,
Forms of the Hebrew chesed are translated here and in most cases throughout the Scriptures as loving devotion; the range of meaning includes love, goodness, kindness, faithfulness, and mercy, as well as loyalty to a covenant.
King James Version
And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of the LORD, that I die not:
World English Bible
You shall not only show me the loving kindness of Yahweh while I still live, that I not die;
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1 Samuel 20:12–16 · Berean Standard Bible
12 and Jonathan said, “By the LORD, the God of Israel, I will sound out my father by this time tomorrow or the next day. If he is favorable toward you, will I not send for you and tell you?
13 But if my father intends to bring evil on you, then may the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if I do not tell you and send you on your way in safety. May the LORD be with you, just as He has been with my father.
14 And as long as I live, treat me with the LORD’s loving devotion, that I may not die,
15 and do not ever cut off your loving devotion from my household—not even when the LORD cuts off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth.”
16 So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “May the LORD hold David’s enemies accountable.”
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
2 Samuel 9:3So the king asked, “Is there anyone left of Saul’s family to whom I can show the kindness of God?” Ziba answered, “There is still Jonathan’s son, who is lame in both feet.”
Ephesians 5:1Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,
Ephesians 5:2and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.