1Samuel:20

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* And David fled from Naioth in Ramah , and came and said before Jonathan , What have I done ? what is mine iniquity ? and what is my sin before thy father , that he seeketh my life ? * And he said unto him , God forbid ; thou shalt not die : behold , my father will do (8675 ) nothing either great or small , but that he will shew it me : and why should my father hide this thing from me ? it is not so . * And David sware moreover , and said , Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes ; and he saith , Let not Jonathan know this , lest he be grieved : but truly as the LORD liveth , and as thy soul liveth , there is but a step between me and death . * Then said Jonathan unto David , Whatsoever thy soul desireth , I will even do it for thee . * And David said unto Jonathan , Behold , to morrow is the new moon , and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat : but let me go , that I may hide myself in the field unto the third day at even . * If thy father at all miss me , then say , David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Bethlehem Beythhis city : for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family . * If he say thus , It is well ; thy servant shall have peace : but if he be very wroth , then be sure that evil is determined by him . * Therefore thou shalt deal kindly with thy servant ; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the LORD with thee : notwithstanding , if there be in me iniquity , slay me thyself ; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father ? * And Jonathan said , Far be it from thee : for if I knew certainly that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee , then would not I tell it thee ? * Then said David to Jonathan , Who shall tell me ? or what if thy father answer thee roughly ? * And Jonathan said unto David , Come , and let us go out into the field . And they went out both of them into the field . * And Jonathan said unto David , O LORD God of Israel Yisra #el #, when I have sounded my father about to morrow any time , or the third day , and , behold , if there be good toward David , and I then send not unto thee , and shew it thee ; * The LORD do so and much more to Jonathan : but if it please my father to do thee evil , then I will shew it thee , and send thee away , that thou mayest go in peace : and the LORD be with thee , as he hath been with my father . * And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of the LORD , that I die not : * But also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever : no , not when the LORD hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth . * So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David , saying , Let the LORD even require it at the hand of Davids enemies . * And Jonathan caused David to swear again , because he loved him : for he loved him as he loved his own soul . * Then Jonathan said to David , To morrow is the new moon : and thou shalt be missed , because thy seat will be empty . * And when thou hast stayed three days , then thou shalt go down quickly m @#od #, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand , and shalt remain by the stone Ezel . * And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof , as though I shot at a mark . * And , behold , I will send a lad na #ar #, saying , Go , find out the arrows . If I expressly say unto the lad na #ar #, 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 pa #am #, even upon a seat by the wall : and Jonathan arose , and Abner sat by Sauls side , and Davids 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 Davids 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 Sha #uwl #, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem Beyth : * 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 kings table . * Then Sauls 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 mothers 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 ben #. * 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 na #ar #, 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 na #ar #, and said , Is not the arrow beyond thee ? * And Jonathan cried after the lad na #ar #, Make speed , haste , stay not . And Jonathans 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 na #ar #, 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 pa #am #: 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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