1Sa 23:17 | TNotes | STEP | 23:17 You are going to be the king. . . I will be next to you (literally second to you ): Jonathan recognized God’s selection of David and renounced any personal ambition to the throne. Jonathan never occupied an official position in David’s court but was killed in battle along with his father (31:2 ).

‏ 1 Samuel 23:17

23:17 ^a You are going to be the king. . . I will be next to you (literally second to you): Jonathan recognized God’s selection of David and renounced any personal ambition to the throne. Jonathan never occupied an official position in David’s court but was killed in battle along with his father (31:2 ^b).