1-samuel 20:14
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And you shall not only while yet I live show me the kindness of the LORD, that I die not:
American King James Version (AKJV)
And you shall not only while yet I live show me the kindness of the LORD, that I die not:
American Standard Version (ASV)
And thou shalt not only while yet I live show me the lovingkindness of Jehovah, that I die not;
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And may you, while I am still living, O may you be kind to me, as the Lord is kind, and keep me from death!
Webster's Revision
And thou shalt, not only while yet I live, show me the kindness of the LORD, that I may not die:
World English Bible
You shall not only while yet I live show me the loving kindness of Yahweh, that I not die;
English Revised Version (ERV)
And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of the LORD, that I die not:
Clarke's 1-samuel 20:14 Bible Commentary
Show me the kindness of the Lord - When thou comest to the kingdom, if I am alive, thou shalt show kindness to me, and thou shalt continue that kindness to my family after me.
Barnes's 1-samuel 20:14 Bible Commentary
The general meaning is: Jonathan had a presentiment, doubtless from God, that David would be established upon the throne. By God's mercy he had the comfort, which he well deserved, of knowing that his own posterity would receive kindness at David's hand (see the marginal references).
Wesley's 1-samuel 20:14 Bible Commentary
20:14 Kindness as the Lord - That kindness to which thou hast engaged thyself, in the covenant sworn between thee and me in God's presence.I die not - That thou do not kill me or mine, as princes of another line use to kill the nearest relations of the former line, from whom the kingdom was translated to them.