1And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is my iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life?stylus2 Peter 2:9, 2 Peter 2:9, 1 John 3:21, 2 Corinthians 1:12, 1 John 3:212And he said to him, Far be it from thee; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, but that he will show it to me: and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so .stylusJohn 17:8, 1 Samuel 9:15, John 17:8, 1 Samuel 9:15, 1 Samuel 20:123And David swore moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thy eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he should be grieved: but truly as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death.stylus2 Kings 2:6, 1 Samuel 27:1, Deuteronomy 6:13, 1 Samuel 25:26, 2 Kings 2:64Then said Jonathan to David, Whatever thy soul desireth, I will even do it for thee.stylus5And David said to Jonathan, Behold, to morrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at the table: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field to the third day at evening.stylusNumbers 10:10, Numbers 10:10, 1 Samuel 19:2, Numbers 28:11, 1 Samuel 19:26If thy father shall at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Bethlehem his city: for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family.stylus1 Samuel 17:58, 1 Samuel 9:12, 1 Samuel 17:58, 1 Samuel 9:12, John 7:427If he shall say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he shall be very angry, then be sure that evil is determined by him.stylus1 Samuel 25:17, 1 Samuel 25:17, Esther 7:7, Esther 7:7, Deuteronomy 1:238Therefore thou shalt deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the LORD with thee: however, if there is in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father?stylus1 Samuel 18:3, 2 Samuel 14:32, 1 Samuel 18:3, 2 Samuel 14:32, 1 Samuel 23:189And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee: for if I knew certainly that evil is determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee?stylus1 Samuel 20:42, 1 Samuel 20:38, 1 Samuel 19:2, 1 Samuel 20:42, 1 Samuel 20:3810Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father shall answer thee roughly?stylusProverbs 18:23, 1 Samuel 25:14, Genesis 42:30, Genesis 42:7, 1 Samuel 20:3011And Jonathan said to David, Come, and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field.stylus12And Jonathan said to David, O LORD God of Israel, 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 to thee, and show it thee;stylusPsalms 17:3, Joshua 22:22, Psalms 139:1, Psalms 139:4, Proverbs 25:213The LORD do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it shall please my father to do thee evil, then I will show it to thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and the LORD be with thee, as he hath been with my father.stylusJoshua 1:5, Ruth 1:17, 1 Samuel 17:37, 1 Chronicles 22:11, 1 Chronicles 22:1614And thou shalt not only while yet I live show me the kindness of the LORD, that I may not die:stylus2 Samuel 9:3, 2 Samuel 9:3, Ephesians 5:1, Ephesians 5:2, Ephesians 5:115But also thou shalt not withdraw 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.stylus2 Samuel 21:7, 2 Samuel 21:7, 1 Samuel 24:21, 2 Samuel 9:1, 2 Samuel 9:716So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the LORD even require it at the hand of David’s enemies.stylus1 Samuel 25:22, 1 Samuel 25:22, 1 Samuel 18:3, 1 Samuel 18:3, 1 Samuel 31:217And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul.stylusProverbs 18:24, Proverbs 18:24, 1 Samuel 18:1, 1 Samuel 18:3, 1 Samuel 18:118Then Jonathan said to David, To morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.stylus1 Samuel 20:5, 1 Samuel 20:25, 1 Samuel 20:5, 1 Samuel 20:2519And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.stylus1 Samuel 19:2, 1 Samuel 19:2, 1 Samuel 20:5, 1 Samuel 20:520And I will shoot three arrows on the side of it, as though I shot at a mark.stylus21And, behold, I will send a lad, saying, Go, find the arrows. If I expressly say to 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.stylusJeremiah 5:2, Amos 8:14, Jeremiah 12:16, Jeremiah 4:2, Jeremiah 5:222But if I say thus to the young man, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way: for the LORD hath sent thee away.stylus1 Samuel 20:37, 1 Samuel 20:3723And as to the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the LORD be between thee and me for ever.stylus1 Samuel 20:42, 1 Samuel 20:14, 1 Samuel 20:15, 1 Samuel 20:42, 1 Samuel 20:1424So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon had come, the king sat down to eat food.stylusProverbs 21:3, Psalms 50:16, Psalms 50:21, Proverbs 17:1, Proverbs 15:1725And 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.stylus1 Samuel 20:18, 1 Samuel 20:18, Judges 16:20, Judges 16:2026Nevertheless Saul spoke not any thing that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean.stylusLeviticus 15:5, Leviticus 15:5, Leviticus 11:24, Leviticus 11:27, Leviticus 11:2427And it came to pass on the next day, which was the second day of the month, that David’s place was empty: and Saul said to Jonathan his son, Why cometh not the son of Jesse to eat, neither yesterday, nor to day?stylus1 Samuel 22:13, 1 Samuel 22:14, Matthew 13:55, 1 Samuel 19:9, 1 Samuel 19:1028And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem:stylus1 Samuel 20:6, 1 Samuel 20:629And 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 thy eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he cometh not to the king’s table.stylus1 Samuel 17:28, 1 Samuel 17:2830Then Saul’s anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said to him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thy own shame, and to the shame of thy mother’s nakedness?stylusProverbs 21:24, Proverbs 21:24, James 1:19, James 1:20, James 1:1931For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the earth, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Therefore now send and bring him to me, for he shall surely die.stylus1 Samuel 19:6, 1 Samuel 20:8, 1 Samuel 19:6, 1 Samuel 20:8, 2 Samuel 19:2832And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said to him, Why shall he be slain? what hath he done?stylusMatthew 27:23, Matthew 27:23, 1 Samuel 19:5, 1 Samuel 19:5, Luke 23:2233And Saul cast a javelin at him to smite him: by which Jonathan knew that it was determined by his father to slay David.stylus1 Samuel 20:7, 1 Samuel 18:11, 1 Samuel 20:7, 1 Samuel 18:11, 1 Samuel 19:1034So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and ate no food the second day of the month: for he was grieved for David, because his father had done him shame.stylusMark 3:5, Ecclesiastes 7:20, Ephesians 4:26, Mark 3:5, Ecclesiastes 7:2035And 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.stylus1 Samuel 20:19, 2 Samuel 20:5, 1 Samuel 20:19, 2 Samuel 20:536And he said to his lad, Run, find now the arrows which I shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him.stylus1 Samuel 20:20, 1 Samuel 20:22, 1 Samuel 20:20, 1 Samuel 20:2237And when the lad had come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after the lad, and said, Is not the arrow beyond thee?stylus1 Samuel 20:22, 1 Samuel 20:2238And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan’s lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.stylusLuke 17:31, Luke 17:32, Matthew 24:16, Matthew 24:18, Mark 13:1439But the lad knew not any thing: only Jonathan and David knew the matter.stylus40And Jonathan gave his weapons to his lad, and said to him, Go, carry them to the city.stylus41And 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, but David more so.stylusGenesis 29:11, 1 Samuel 18:3, Genesis 29:11, 1 Samuel 18:3, 2 Samuel 1:2642And 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.stylus1 Samuel 1:17, 1 Samuel 1:17, 1 Samuel 23:18, 1 Samuel 23:18, 1 Samuel 20:22