I Samuel 20 (kjv)

And 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, God forbid^H2486; thou shalt not die^H4191: behold, my father^H1 will do^{H6213 H6213} nothing^H1697 either great^H1419 or small^H6996, but that he will shew^{H1540 H241} it 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 certainly^H3045 knoweth^H3045 that I have found^H4672 grace^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 the LORD^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 at all^H6485 miss^H6485 me, then say^H559, David^H1732 earnestly^H7592 asked^H7592 leave of me that he might run^H7323 to Bethlehem^H1035 his city^H5892: for there is a 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 very^H2734 wroth^H2734, then be sure^H3045 that evil^H7451 is determined^H3615 by him.⁸Therefore thou shalt deal^H6213 kindly^H2617 with thy servant^H5650; for thou hast brought^H935 thy servant^H5650 into a covenant^H1285 of the LORD^H3068 with thee: notwithstanding, 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 knew^H3045 certainly^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? or what if 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, O LORD^H3068 God^H430 of Israel^H3478, when I have sounded^H2713 my father^H1 about to morrow^H4279 any time^H6256, or the third^H7992 day, and, behold, if there be good^H2895 toward David^H1732, and I then send^H7971 not unto thee, and shew^{H1540 H241} it thee;¹³The LORD^H3068 do^H6213 so^H3541 and much more^H3254 to Jonathan^H3083: but if it please^H3190 my father^H1 to do thee evil^H7451, then I will shew^{H1540 H241} it thee, and send thee away^H7971, that thou mayest go^H1980 in peace^H7965: and the LORD^H3068 be with thee, as he hath been with my father^H1.¹⁴And thou shalt not only while yet^H518 I live^H2416 shew^H6213 me the kindness^H2617 of the LORD^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 the LORD^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, Let the LORD^H3068 even require^H1245 it at the hand^H3027 of David's^H1732 enemies^H341.¹⁷And Jonathan^H3083 caused David^H1732 to swear^H7650 again^H3254, because he loved^H160 him: for he loved^H157 him as he loved^H160 his own soul^H5315.

¹⁸Then Jonathan^H3083 said^H559 to David^H1732, To morrow^H4279 is the new moon^H2320: and thou shalt be missed^H6485, because thy seat^H4186 will be empty^H6485.¹⁹And when thou hast stayed three days^H8027, then 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 a lad^H5288, saying, Go^H3212, find out^H4672 the arrows^H2671. If I expressly^H559 say^H559 unto the lad^H5288, Behold, the arrows^H2671 are on this side of thee, take^H3947 them; then come^H935 thou: for there is peace^H7965 to thee, and no hurt^H1697; as the LORD^H3068 liveth^H2416.²²But if I say^H559 thus unto the young man^H5958, Behold, the arrows^H2671 are beyond^H1973 thee; go thy way^H3212: for the LORD^H3068 hath sent thee away^H7971.

²³And as touching the matter^H1697 which thou and I have spoken^H1696 of, behold, the LORD^H3068 be 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 meat^H3899.²⁵And the king^H4428 sat^H3427 upon his seat^H4186, as at other times^H6471, even upon a seat^H4186 by the wall^H7023: and Jonathan^H3083 arose^H6965, and Abner^H74 sat^H3427 by Saul's^H7586 side^H6654, and David's^H1732 place^H4725 was empty^H6485.²⁶Nevertheless Saul^H7586 spake^H1696 not any thing^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, which was the second^H8145 day of the month^H2320, 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 Bethlehem^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 favour^H2580 in thine eyes^H5869, let me get away^H4422, I pray thee, and see^H7200 my brethren^H251. Therefore he cometh^H935 not 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 the perverse^H5753 rebellious^H4780 woman, do not I know^H3045 that thou hast chosen^H977 the son^H1121 of Jesse^H3448 to thine own confusion^H1322, and unto the confusion^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 H4194}.³²And Jonathan^H3083 answered^H6030 Saul^H7586 his father^H1, and said^H559 unto him, Wherefore shall he be slain^H4191? what hath he done^H6213?³³And Saul^H7586 cast^H2904 a javelin^H2595 at him to smite^H5221 him: whereby Jonathan^H3083 knew^H3045 that it was determined^H3617 of his father^H1 to slay^H4191 David^H1732.³⁴So Jonathan^H3083 arose^H6965 from the table^H7979 in fierce^H2750 anger^H639, and did eat^H398 no meat^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 out^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 H2678}, and came^H935 to his master^H113.³⁹But the lad^H5288 knew^H3045 not any thing^H3972: only Jonathan^H3083 and David^H1732 knew^H3045 the matter^H1697.⁴⁰And Jonathan^H3083 gave^H5414 his artillery^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 the LORD^H3068, saying^H559, The LORD^H3068 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.