1st Samuel Chapter 23 verse 18 Holy Bible

ASV 1stSamuel 23:18

And they two made a covenant before Jehovah: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.
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BBE 1stSamuel 23:18

And the two of them made an agreement before the Lord: and David went on living in Horesh, and Jonathan went back to his house.
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DARBY 1stSamuel 23:18

And they two made a covenant before Jehovah; and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.
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KJV 1stSamuel 23:18

And they two made a covenant before the LORD: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.
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WBT 1stSamuel 23:18

And they two made a covenant before the LORD: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.
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WEB 1stSamuel 23:18

They two made a covenant before Yahweh: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.
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YLT 1stSamuel 23:18

And they make a covenant both of them before Jehovah; and David abideth in the forest, and Jonathan hath gone to his house.
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Ellicott's Commentary

Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewSo the twoשְׁנֵיהֶ֛ם (šə·nê·hem)Number - mdc | third person masculine pluralStrong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)of them madeוַיִּכְרְת֧וּ (way·yiḵ·rə·ṯū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenanta covenantבְּרִ֖ית (bə·rîṯ)Noun - feminine singularStrong's 1285: A covenantbeforeלִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê)Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructStrong's 6440: The facethe LORD.יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of IsraelAnd Davidדָּוִד֙ (dā·wiḏ)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesseremainedוַיֵּ֤שֶׁב (way·yê·šeḇ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marryin Horesh,בַּחֹ֔רְשָׁה (ba·ḥō·rə·šāh)Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 2793: Horesh -- a forestwhile Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֖ן (wî·hō·w·nā·ṯān)Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3083: Jonathan -- 'the LORD has given', the name of a number of Israeliteswentהָלַ֥ךְ (hā·laḵ)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 1980: To go, come, walkhome.לְבֵיתֽוֹ׃ (lə·ḇê·ṯōw)Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 1004: A houseJump to PreviousAbideth Abode Agreement Covenant David Home Horesh House Jonathan Wood