| Verse | Translation | Text |
| 1Sa 20:23 | King James | And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the LORD be between thee and me for ever. |
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of--The plan being concerted, the friends separated for a time, and the amiable character of Jonathan again peers out in his parting allusion to their covenant of friendship. |