1 Samuel 20:42

1 Samuel 20:42 Meaning and Explanation

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 and departed: and Jonathan went into the city.

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Jonathan sends David away in peace, sealing their covenant in the LORD's name for all generations, and the two part.

What Does 1 Samuel 20:42 Mean?

Jonathan speaks the parting blessing: Go in peace. He recalls the oath they swore in the name of the LORD, a covenant binding not only the two of them but their descendants for ever. Then they part, David into exile, Jonathan back into the city and his father's house.

The farewell rests entirely on the LORD set between them, the same God who guards the bond across generations. Though their roads now diverge, the covenant holds because God holds it. To send a loved one away in peace, entrusting the parting and the future to the LORD, is faith at its tenderest, certain that what is committed to God is never finally lost.

1 Samuel 20:42 in the Original Language

shalom (שָׁלוֹם), 'peace' -- wholeness and well-being entrusted to God even in parting.

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What does 1 Samuel 20:42 mean?

Jonathan sends David away in peace, sealing their covenant in the LORD's name for all generations, and the two part.

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