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Go in peace: 1Sa 20:22, 1Sa 1:17, Num 6:26, Luk 7:50, Act 16:36
forasmuch as: or, the Lord be witness of that which, etc. 1Sa 20:23
And he arose: 1Sa 23:18, The separation of two such faithful friends was equally grievous to them both, but David's case was the more deplorable: for when Jonathan was returning to his family and friends, David was leaving all his comforts, even those of God's sanctuary, and therefore his grief exceeded Jonathan's; or, perhaps it was because his temper was more tender and his passions stronger. They referred each other to the covenant of friendship that was between them, both of them being comforted thereby in this very mournful separation - "We have sworn both of us in the name of the Lord, for ourselves and our heirs, that we and they will be faithful and kind to each other from generation to generation.
Reciprocal: Gen 21:23 - swear 1Sa 18:3 - made a covenant 1Sa 20:9 - then would 1Sa 22:8 - that my son 1Sa 25:35 - Go up 2Sa 9:1 - show him 2Sa 14:11 - let the king 2Sa 21:7 - because Jer 42:5 - The Lord be Mar 5:34 - go Act 17:10 - the brethren Act 20:1 - embraced Act 21:1 - we were