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C. F. Keil and Franz Delitzsch on 1 Samuel 20:17

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1 Samuel20:17

1Sa 20:17

“And Jonathan adjured David again by his love to him, because he loved him as his own soul” (cf. 1Sa 18:1, 1Sa 18:3); i.e., he once more implored David most earnestly with an oath to show favour to him and his house.

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