1 Samuel 23:17
“And he said vnto him, Feare not; for the hand of Saul my father shall not finde thee, and thou shalt be king ouer Israel, and I shall be next vnto thee: and that also Saul my father knoweth.”
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1 Samuel 23:17 Context
15And Dauid saw that Saul was come out to seeke his life: and Dauid was in the wildernes of Ziph in a wood. 16¶ And Ionathan Sauls sonne arose, & went to Dauid into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God. 17And he said vnto him, Feare not; for the hand of Saul my father shall not finde thee, and thou shalt be king ouer Israel, and I shall be next vnto thee: and that also Saul my father knoweth. 18And they two made a couenant before the Lord: and Dauid abode in the wood, and Ionathan went to his house. 19¶ Then came vp the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not Dauid hide himselfe with vs in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the South of Ieshimon?
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And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.
- King James Version
Thus he said to him, "Do not be afraid, because the hand of Saul my father will not find you, and you will be king over Israel and I will be next to you; and Saul my father knows that also."
- New American Standard Version (1995)