1 Samuel 20:16
Old Testament • 13 words with Strong's data
"So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the LORD even require it at the hand of David’s enemies."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יוֹנָתָן
Yôwnâthân
Jonathan, the name of ten Israelites
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
בְּרִית
bᵉrîyth
a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
דָּוִד
Dâvid
David, the youngest son of Jesse
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
דָּרַשׁ
dârash
properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
דָּוִד
Dâvid
David, the youngest son of Jesse
Key Terms in This Verse
דָּרַשׁ dârash
properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
Study H1875 →בְּרִית bᵉrîyth
a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
Study H1285 →Cross References
So and more also do God unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.
Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:
And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchishua, Saul’s sons.
But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel the so...
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