en_tn/1sa/20/14.md

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Jonathan asks David not to completely kill all his offspring so that a remnant will remain.

will you not show me the covenant faithfulness of Yahweh, that I may not die?

Jonathan asks this question to confirm that David will do this. AT: "please show me the covenant faithfulness of Yahweh, that I may not die."

show me the covenant faithfulness of Yahweh

"show me the kind of covenant faithfulness that Yahweh shows"

May Yahweh require an accounting from the hand of Davids

Possible meanings are 1) "May Yahweh hold David's enemies accountable" or 2) "May Yahweh destroy David's enemies." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)