The LORD do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it please my father to do thee evil, then I will shew it thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and the LORD be with thee, as he hath been with my father.
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Gill's Exposition
The Lord do so and much more to Jonathan,.... Recompense evil more than can be thought of and expressed, should he neglect to inform David of the good disposition of Saul unto him:
but if it please…
Adam Clarke
The Lord be with thee, as he hath been with my father - From this, and other passages here it is evident that Jonathan knew that the Lord had appointed David to the kingdom.
Here, I. Jonathan protests his fidelity to David in his distress. Notwithstanding the strong confidence David had in Jonathan, yet, because he might have some reason to fear that his father's…
Cambridge Bible
The Lord do so, &c. See on 1Sa 3:17.
the Lord be with thee, &c. Cp. 1Sa 18:12. Jonathan already foresees David's destiny, as is clear from the following verses. See also 1Sa 23:17.
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