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1 Samuel 23:17

World English Bible

He said to him, “Don’t be afraid; for the hand of Saul my father won’t find you; and you will be king over Israel, and I will be next to you; and Saul my father knows that also.”

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1 Samuel 23:17 in other translations

And he said unto him, Fear not; for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.

1 Samuel 23:17 · American Standard Version

1 Samuel 23:17 in context

  1. 15David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life. David was in the wilderness of Ziph in the wood.
  2. 16Jonathan, Saul’s son, arose, and went to David into the woods, and strengthened his hand in God.
  3. 17He said to him, “Don’t be afraid; for the hand of Saul my father won’t find you; and you will be king over Israel, and I will be next to you; and Saul my father knows that also.”
  4. 18They both made a covenant before Yahweh. Then David stayed in the woods, and Jonathan went to his house.
  5. 19Then the Ziphites came up to Saul to Gibeah, saying, “Doesn’t David hide himself with us in the strongholds in the woods, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of the desert?