1 Samuel 20:3
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King James Version (modern wording)
And David swore moreover, and said, Your father certainly knows that I have found grace in yours eyes; and he says, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death.
1 Samuel 20:3 (KJV)
American Standard Version
And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father knoweth well that I have found favor in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death.
1 Samuel 20:3 (ASV)
Berean Standard Bible
But David again vowed, “Your father knows very well that I have found favor in your eyes, and he has said, ‘Jonathan must not know of this, or he will be grieved.’ As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, there is but a step between me and death.”
1 Samuel 20:3 (BSB)
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What does 1 Samuel 20:3 say?
1 Samuel 20:3 in modern King James wording reads: "And David swore moreover, and said, Your father certainly knows that I have found grace in yours eyes; and he says, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death."
Where is 1 Samuel 20:3 found in the Bible?
1 Samuel 20:3 is verse 3 of chapter 20 of the book of 1 Samuel, in the Old Testament. 1 Samuel has 31 chapters.
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