1Samuel:20:20-42

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* And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof , as though I shot at a mark . * And , behold , I will send a lad , saying , Go , find out the arrows . If I expressly say unto the lad , Behold , the arrows are on this side of thee , take them ; then come thou : for there is peace to thee , and no hurt ; as the LORD liveth . * But if I say thus unto the young man , Behold , the arrows are beyond thee ; go thy way : for the LORD hath sent thee away . * And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of , behold , the LORD be between thee and me for ever . * So David hid himself in the field : and when the new moon was come , the king sat him down to eat meat . * And the king sat upon his seat , as at other times , even upon a seat by the wall : and Jonathan arose , and Abner sat by Saul 's side , and David 's place was empty . * Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day : for he thought , Something hath befallen him , he is not clean ; surely he is not clean . * And it came to pass on the morrow , which was the second day of the month , that David 's place was empty : and Saul said unto Jonathan his son , Wherefore cometh not the son of Jesse to meat , neither yesterday , nor to day ? * And Jonathan answered Saul , David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem : * And he said , Let me go , I pray thee ; for our family hath a sacrifice in the city ; and my brother , he hath commanded me to be there : and now , if I have found favour in thine eyes , let me get away , I pray thee , and see my brethren . Therefore he cometh not unto the king 's table . * Then Saul 's anger was kindled against Jonathan , and he said unto him , Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman , do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion , and unto the confusion of thy mother 's nakedness ? * For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground , thou shalt not be established , nor thy kingdom . Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me , for he shall surely die . * And Jonathan answered Saul his father , and said unto him , Wherefore shall he be slain ? what hath he done ? * And Saul cast a javelin at him to smite him : whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined of his father to slay David . * So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger , and did eat no meat the second day of the month : for he was grieved for David , because his father had done him shame . * And it came to pass in the morning , that Jonathan went out into the field at the time appointed with David , and a little lad with him . * And he said unto his lad , Run , find out now the arrows which I shoot . And as the lad ran , he shot an arrow beyond him . * And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot , Jonathan cried after the lad , and said , Is not the arrow beyond thee ? * And Jonathan cried after the lad , Make speed , haste , stay not . And Jonathan 's lad gathered up the arrows , and came to his master . * But the lad knew not any thing : only Jonathan and David knew the matter . * And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad , and said unto him , Go , carry them to the city . * And as soon as the lad was gone , David arose out of a place toward the south , and fell on his face to the ground , and bowed himself three times : and they kissed one another , and wept one with another , until David exceeded . * And Jonathan said to David , Go in peace , forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of the LORD , saying , The LORD be between me and thee , and between my seed and thy seed for ever . And he arose and departed : and Jonathan went into the city .

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