1 Kings 20:16
Jonathan therefore made a covenant with the house of David: and the Lord required it at the hands of David's enemies.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Pepigit ergo Jonathas fœdus cum domo David : et requisivit Dominus de manu inimicorum David.
- Septuagint (Swete) shown from 1 Kings 20:15
- οὐκ ἐξαρεῖς ἔλεός σου ἀπὸ τοῦ οἴκου μου ἕως τοῦ αἰῶνος· καὶ εἰ μὴ, ἐν τῷ ἐξαίρειν Κύριον τοὺς ἐχθροὺς Δαυεὶδ ἕκαστον ἀπὸ προσώπου τῆς γῆς, εὑρεθῆναι τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Ἰωναθὰν ἀπὸ τοῦ οἴκου Δαυείδ· καὶ ἐκζητήσαι Κύριος ἐχθροὺς τοῦ Δαυείδ.
- Hebrew (WLC)
- וַיִּכְרֹ֥ת יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן עִם בֵּ֣ית דָּוִ֑ד וּבִקֵּ֣שׁ יְהוָ֔ה מִיַּ֖ד אֹיְבֵ֥י דָוִֽד
Haydock's commentary
Enemies. This seems to be a second translation of the former sentence, with a small variation.
Required may be expressed in the future, as an imprecation made by the two friends against those who should attempt to break the covenant, or to oppose David's reign. Septuagint omit this verse entirely, and translate the following, (17) "and Jonathan continued to swear to David, inasmuch as he loved him, because he loved the soul of the man who loved him." He had such an affection for David, that he extended his love to all his friends. Protestants, "so Jonathan made a covenant with....David, saying: Let the Lord even require it at," &c. (Haydock)
He did so in due time, and the covenant between these two had its effect. (Calmet)
From Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, 1859, in the transcription made by Todd Easton and kept online by John Paul Wohlschied at johnblood.gitlab.io/haydock.