1 Samuel 23:18
Old Testament • 11 words with Strong's data
"And they two made a covenant before the LORD: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שְׁנַיִם
shᵉnayim
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
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)
פָּנִים
pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi...
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
דָּוִד
Dâvid
David, the youngest son of Jesse
יָשַׁב
yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
עֵץ
ʻêts
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
יוֹנָתָן
Yôwnâthân
Jonathan, the name of ten Israelites
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Key Terms in This Verse
יָשַׁב yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
Study H3427 →בְּרִית bᵉrîyth
a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
Study H1285 →יָלַךְ yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
Study H3212 →פָּנִים pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
Study H6440 →בַּיִת bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Study H1004 →Cross References
Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of the LORD, saying, The LORD be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed for ever. And he arose...
But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the LORD’s oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.
And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?
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