1 Samuel 20

1And David^H1732 fled^H1272 from Naioth^H5121 in Ramah^H7414, and came^H935 and said^H559 before^H6440 Jonathan^H3083, What have I done^H6213? what is mine iniquity^H5771? and what is my sin^H2403 before^H6440 thy father^H1, that he seeketh^H1245 my life^H5315? 2And he said^H559 unto him, Far from it^H2486; thou shalt not die^H4191: behold, my father^H1 doeth^H6213 nothing^H1697 either great^H1419 or small^H6996, but that he discloseth^H1540 it unto me; and why should my father^H1 hide^H5641 this thing^H1697 from me? it is not so. 3And David^H1732 sware^H7650 moreover, and said^H559, Thy father^H1 knoweth^H3045 well^H3045 that I have found^H4672 favor^H2580 in thine eyes^H5869; and he saith^H559, Let not Jonathan^H3083 know^H3045 this, lest he be grieved^H6087: but truly^H199 as Jehovah^H3068 liveth^H2416, and as thy soul^H5315 liveth^H2416, there is but a step^H6587 between me and death^H4194. 4Then said^H559 Jonathan^H3083 unto David^H1732, Whatsoever thy soul^H5315 desireth^H559, I will even do^H6213 it for thee. 5And David^H1732 said^H559 unto Jonathan^H3083, Behold, to-morrow^H4279 is the new moon^H2320, and I should not fail^H3427 to sit^H3427 with the king^H4428 at meat^H398: but let me go^H7971, that I may hide^H5641 myself in the field^H7704 unto the third^H7992 day at even^H6153. 6If thy father^H1 miss^H6485 me at all^H6485, then say^H559, David^H1732 earnestly^H7592 asked^H7592 leave of me that he might run^H7323 to Beth-lehem^H1035 his city^H5892; for it is the yearly^H3117 sacrifice^H2077 there for all the family^H4940. 7If he say^H559 thus, It is well^H2896; thy servant^H5650 shall have peace^H7965: but if he be^H2734 wroth^H2734, then know^H3045 that evil^H7451 is determined^H3615 by him. 8Therefore deal^H6213 kindly^H2617 with thy servant^H5650; for thou hast brought^H935 thy servant^H5650 into a covenant^H1285 of Jehovah^H3068 with thee: but if there be^H3426 in me iniquity^H5771, slay^H4191 me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring^H935 me to thy father^H1? 9And Jonathan^H3083 said^H559, Far be it from thee^H2486; for if I should at all^H3045 know^H3045 that evil^H7451 were determined^H3615 by my father^H1 to come^H935 upon thee, then would not I tell^H5046 it thee? 10Then said^H559 David^H1732 to Jonathan^H3083, Who shall tell^H5046 me if perchance thy father^H1 answer^H6030 thee roughly^H7186? 11And Jonathan^H3083 said^H559 unto David^H1732, Come^H3212, and let us go out^H3318 into the field^H7704. And they went out^H3318 both^H8147 of them into the field^H7704. 12And Jonathan^H3083 said^H559 unto David^H1732, Jehovah^H3068, the God^H430 of Israel^H3478, be witness: when I have sounded^H2713 my father^H1 about this time^H6256 to-morrow^H4279, or the third^H7992 day^H6256, behold, if there be good^H2895 toward David^H1732, shall I not then send^H7971 unto thee, and disclose it unto thee? 13Jehovah^H3068 do^H6213 so^H3541 to Jonathan^H3083, and more^H3254 also, should it please^H3190 my father^H1 to do thee evil^H7451, if I disclose^H1540 it not unto thee, and send thee away^H7971, that thou mayest go^H1980 in peace^H7965: and Jehovah^H3068 be with thee, as he hath been with my father^H1. 14And thou shalt not only while yet^H518 I live^H2416 show^H6213 me the lovingkindness^H2617 of Jehovah^H3068, that I die^H4191 not; 15but also thou shalt not cut off^H3772 thy kindness^H2617 from my house^H1004 for^H5704 ever^H5769; no, not when Jehovah^H3068 hath cut off^H3772 the enemies^H341 of David^H1732 every one^H376 from the face^H6440 of the earth^H127. 16So Jonathan^H3083 made^H3772 a covenant with the house^H1004 of David^H1732, saying, And Jehovah^H3068 will require^H1245 it at the hand^H3027 of David's^H1732 enemies^H341. 17And Jonathan^H3083 caused David^H1732 to swear^H7650 again^H3254, for the love^H160 that he had to him; for he loved^H160 him as he loved^H160 his own soul^H5315. 18Then Jonathan^H3083 said^H559 unto him^H1732, To-morrow^H4279 is the new moon^H2320: and thou wilt be missed^H6485, because thy seat^H4186 will be empty^H6485. 19And when thou hast stayed three days^H8027, thou shalt go down^H3381 quickly^H3966, and come^H935 to the place^H4725 where thou didst hide^H5641 thyself when^H3117 the business^H4639 was in hand, and shalt remain^H3427 by^H681 the stone^H68 Ezel^H237. 20And I will shoot^H3384 three^H7969 arrows^H2671 on the side^H6654 thereof, as though I shot^H7971 at a mark^H4307. 21And, behold, I will send^H7971 the lad^H5288, saying^H559, Go^H3212, find^H4672 the arrows^H2671. If I say^H559 unto the lad^H5288, Behold, the arrows^H2671 are on this side of thee; take^H3947 them, and come^H935; for there is peace^H7965 to thee and no hurt^H1697, as Jehovah^H3068 liveth^H2416. 22But if I say^H559 thus unto the boy^H5958, Behold, the arrows^H2671 are beyond^H1973 thee; go thy way^H3212; for Jehovah^H3068 hath sent thee away^H7971. 23And as touching the matter^H1697 which thou and I have spoken^H1696 of, behold, Jehovah^H3068 is between thee and me for^H5704 ever^H5769. 24So David^H1732 hid^H5641 himself in the field^H7704: and when the new moon^H2320 was come, the king^H4428 sat him down^H3427 to eat^H398 food^H3899. 25And the king^H4428 sat^H3427 upon his seat^H4186, as at other times^H6471, even upon the seat^H4186 by the wall^H7023; and Jonathan^H3083 stood up^H6965, and Abner^H74 sat^H3427 by Saul's^H7586 side^H6654: but David's^H1732 place^H4725 was empty^H6485. 26Nevertheless Saul^H7586 spake^H1696 not anything^H3972 that day^H3117: for he thought^H559, Something hath befallen^H4745 him, he is not^H1115 clean^H2889; surely he is not clean^H2889. 27And it came to pass on the morrow^H4283 after the new moon^H2320, which was the second^H8145 day, that David's^H1732 place^H4725 was empty^H6485: and Saul^H7586 said^H559 unto Jonathan^H3083 his son^H1121, Wherefore cometh^H935 not the son^H1121 of Jesse^H3448 to meat^H3899, neither yesterday^H8543, nor to-day^H3117? 28And Jonathan^H3083 answered^H6030 Saul^H7586, David^H1732 earnestly^H7592 asked^H7592 leave of me^H5978 to go to Beth-lehem^H1035: 29and he said^H559, Let me go^H7971, I pray thee; for our family^H4940 hath a sacrifice^H2077 in the city^H5892; and my brother^H251, he hath commanded^H6680 me to be there: and now, if I have found^H4672 favor^H2580 in thine eyes^H5869, let me get away^H4422, I pray thee, and see^H7200 my brethren^H251. Therefore he is not come^H935 unto the king's^H4428 table^H7979. 30Then Saul's^H7586 anger^H639 was kindled^H2734 against Jonathan^H3083, and he said^H559 unto him, Thou son^H1121 of a perverse^H5753 rebellious^H4780 woman, do not I know^H3045 that thou hast chosen^H977 the son^H1121 of Jesse^H3448 to thine own shame^H1322, and unto the shame^H1322 of thy mother's^H517 nakedness^H6172? 31For as long as^H3117 the son^H1121 of Jesse^H3448 liveth^H2425 upon the ground^H127, thou shalt not be established^H3559, nor thy kingdom^H4438. Wherefore now send^H7971 and fetch^H3947 him unto me, for he shall surely die^H1121. 32And Jonathan^H3083 answered^H6030 Saul^H7586 his father^H1, and said^H559 unto him, Wherefore should he be put to death^H4191? what hath he done^H6213? 33And Saul^H7586 cast^H2904 his spear^H2595 at him to smite^H5221 him; whereby Jonathan^H3083 knew^H3045 that it was determined^H3617 of his father^H1 to put David^H1732 to death^H4191. 34So Jonathan^H3083 arose^H6965 from the table^H7979 in fierce^H2750 anger^H639, and did eat^H398 no food^H3899 the second^H8145 day^H3117 of the month^H2320; for he was grieved^H6087 for David^H1732, because his father^H1 had done him shame^H3637. 35And it came to pass in the morning^H1242, that Jonathan^H3083 went out^H3318 into the field^H7704 at the time appointed^H4150 with David^H1732, and a little^H6996 lad^H5288 with him. 36And he said^H559 unto his lad^H5288, Run^H7323, find^H4672 now the arrows^H2671 which I shoot^H3384. And as the lad^H5288 ran^H7323, he shot^H3384 an arrow^H2678 beyond^H5674 him. 37And when the lad^H5288 was come^H935 to the place^H4725 of the arrow^H2678 which Jonathan^H3083 had shot^H3384, Jonathan^H3083 cried^H7121 after^H310 the lad^H5288, and said^H559, Is not the arrow^H2678 beyond^H1973 thee? 38And Jonathan^H3083 cried^H7121 after^H310 the lad^H5288, Make speed^H4120, haste^H2363, stay^H5975 not. And Jonathan's^H3083 lad^H5288 gathered up^H3950 the arrows^H2671, and came^H935 to his master^H113. 39But the lad^H5288 knew^H3045 not anything^H3972: only Jonathan^H3083 and David^H1732 knew^H3045 the matter^H1697. 40And Jonathan^H3083 gave^H5414 his weapons^H3627 unto his lad^H5288, and said^H559 unto him, Go^H3212, carry^H935 them to the city^H5892. 41And as soon as the lad^H5288 was gone^H935, David^H1732 arose^H6965 out of a place toward^H681 the South^H5045, and fell^H5307 on his face^H639 to the ground^H776, and bowed^H7812 himself three^H7969 times^H6471: and they kissed^H5401 one^H376 another^H7453, and wept^H1058 one^H376 with another^H7453, until David^H1732 exceeded^H1431. 42And Jonathan^H3083 said^H559 to David^H1732, Go^H3212 in peace^H7965, forasmuch as we have sworn^H7650 both^H8147 of us in the name^H8034 of Jehovah^H3068, saying^H559, Jehovah^H3068 shall be between me and thee, and between my seed^H2233 and thy seed^H2233, for^H5704 ever^H5769. And he arose^H6965 and departed^H3212: and Jonathan^H3083 went^H935 into the city^H5892.