1 Samuel 20:14-17

20:14 While I am still alive, extend to me the loyalty of the Lord, or else I will die! 20:15 Don’t ever cut off your loyalty to my family, not even when the Lord has cut off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth 20:16 and called David’s enemies to account.” So Jonathan made a covenant ¹  with the house of David. ²  20:17 Jonathan once again took an oath with David, because he loved him. In fact Jonathan loved him as much as he did his own life. ³ 

1 Samuel 24:21-22

24:21 So now swear to me in the Lord’s name ⁴  that you will not kill ⁵  my descendants after me or destroy my name from the house of my father.”

24:22 David promised Saul this on oath. ⁶  Then Saul went to his house, and David and his men went up to the stronghold.

Esther 8:6

8:6 For how can I watch the calamity that will befall my people, and how can I watch the destruction of my relatives?” ⁷ 

Esther 8:2

8:2 The king then removed his signet ring (the very one he had taken back from Haman) and gave it to Mordecai. And Esther designated Mordecai to be in charge of Haman’s estate.

Esther 1:16-18

1:16 Memucan then replied to the king and the officials, “The wrong of Queen Vashti is not against the king alone, but against all the officials and all the people who are throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus. 1:17 For the matter concerning the queen will spread to all the women, leading them to treat their husbands with contempt, saying, ‘When King Ahasuerus gave orders to bring Queen Vashti into his presence, she would not come.’ 1:18 And this very day the noble ladies of Persia and Media who have heard the matter concerning the queen will respond in the same way to all the royal officials, and there will be more than enough contempt and anger!

James 2:13

2:13 For judgment is merciless for the one who has shown no mercy. But mercy triumphs over ⁸  judgment.

[20:16]  ¹ tn Heb “cut.” The object of the verb (“covenant”) must be supplied.

[20:16]  ² tn The word order is different in the Hebrew text, which reads “and Jonathan cut with the house of David, and the Lord will seek from the hand of the enemies of David.” The translation assumes that the main clauses of the verse have been accidentally transposed in the course of transmission. The first part of the verse (as it stands in MT) belongs with v. 17, while the second part of the verse actually continues v. 15.

[20:17]  ³ tn Heb “for [with] the love of his [own] life he loved him.”

[24:21]  ⁴ tn Heb “by the Lord.”

[24:21]  ⁵ tn Heb “cut off.”

[24:22]  ⁶ tn Heb “and David swore an oath to Saul.”

[8:6]  ⁷ tn Heb “my kindred” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV); NAB “my race”; NIV “my family”; NLT “my people and my family.”

[2:13]  ⁸ tn Grk “boasts against, exults over,” in victory.