Verse | Translation | Text |
1Sa 20:3 | Strong Concordance | And David [01732] sware [07650] moreover, and said [0559], Thy father [01] certainly [03045] knoweth [03045] that I have found [04672] grace [02580] in thine eyes [05869]; and he saith [0559], Let not Jonathan [03083] know [03045] this, lest he be grieved [06087]: but truly [0199] as the LORD [03068] liveth [02416], and as thy soul [05315] liveth [02416], there is but a step [06587] between me and death [04194]. |
King James | And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death. |
Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
And David sware moreover - Rather, "yet again." He met Jonathan's denial by repeating his statement and confirming it with an oath. |