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David
and Jonathan Covenant |
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| 1 Samuel 20:1 |
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Then David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came
and said to Jonathan, "What have I done? What is my iniquity? And what is my sin
before your father, that he is seeking my life?" |
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| 1 Samuel 20:2 |
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He said to him, "Far from it, you shall not
die. Behold, my father does nothing either great or small without disclosing it
to me. So why should my father hide this thing from me? It is not so!" |
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| 1 Samuel 20:3 |
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Yet David vowed again, saying, "Your father
knows well that I have found favor in your sight, and he has said, 'Do not let
Jonathan know this, or he will be grieved.' But truly as the LORD lives and as
your soul lives, there is hardly a step between me and death." |
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| 1 Samuel 20:4 |
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Then Jonathan said to David, "Whatever you say,
I will do for you." |
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| 1 Samuel 20:5 |
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So David said to Jonathan, "Behold, tomorrow
is the new moon, and I ought to sit down to eat with the king. But let me go,
that I may hide myself in the field until the third evening. |
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| 1 Samuel 20:6 |
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If your father misses me at all, then say, 'David
earnestly asked leave of me to run to Bethlehem his city, because it is the yearly
sacrifice there for the whole family.' |
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| 1 Samuel 20:7 |
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If he says, 'It is good,' your servant will
be safe; but if he is very angry, know that he has decided on evil. |
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| 1 Samuel 20:8 |
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Therefore deal kindly with your servant, for
you have brought your servant into a covenant of the LORD with you. But if there
is iniquity in me, put me to death yourself; for why then should you bring me
to your father?" |
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| 1 Samuel 20:9 |
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Jonathan said, "Far be it from you! For if I
should indeed learn that evil has been decided by my father to come upon you,
then would I not tell you about it?" |
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| 1 Samuel 20:10 |
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Then David said to Jonathan, "Who will tell
me if your father answers you harshly?" |
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| 1 Samuel 20:11 |
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Jonathan said to David, "Come, and let us go
out into the field." So both of them went out to the field. |
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| 1 Samuel 20:12 |
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Then Jonathan said to David, "The LORD, the
God of Israel, be witness! When I have sounded out my father about this time tomorrow,
or the third day, behold, if there is good feeling toward David, shall I not then
send to you and make it known to you? |
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| 1 Samuel 20:13 |
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If it please my father to do you harm, may the
LORD do so to Jonathan and more also, if I do not make it known to you and send
you away, that you may go in safety. And may the LORD be with you as He has been
with my father. |
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| 1 Samuel 20:14 |
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If I am still alive, will you not show me the
lovingkindness of the LORD, that I may not die? |
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| 1 Samuel 20:15 |
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You shall not cut off your lovingkindness from
my house forever, not even when the LORD cuts off every one of the enemies of
David from the face of the earth." |
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| 1 Samuel 20:16 |
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So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of
David, saying, "May the LORD require it at the hands of David's enemies." |
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| 1 Samuel 20:17 |
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Jonathan made David vow again because of his
love for him, because he loved him as he loved his own life. |
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| 1 Samuel 20:18 |
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Then Jonathan said to him, "Tomorrow is the
new moon, and you will be missed because your seat will be empty. |
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| 1 Samuel 20:19 |
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When you have stayed for three days, you shall
go down quickly and come to the place where you hid yourself on that eventful
day, and you shall remain by the stone Ezel. |
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| 1 Samuel 20:20 |
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I will shoot three arrows to the side, as though
I shot at a target. |
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| 1 Samuel 20:21 |
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And behold, I will send the lad, saying, 'Go,
find the arrows.' If I specifically say to the lad, 'Behold, the arrows are on
this side of you, get them,' then come; for there is safety for you and no harm,
as the LORD lives. |
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| 1 Samuel 20:22 |
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But if I say to the youth, 'Behold, the arrows
are beyond you,' go, for the LORD has sent you away. |
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| 1 Samuel 20:23 |
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As for the agreement of which you and I have
spoken, behold, the LORD is between you and me forever." |
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| 1 Samuel 20:24 |
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So David hid in the field; and when the new
moon came, the king sat down to eat food. |
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| 1 Samuel 20:25 |
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The king sat on his seat as usual, the seat
by the wall; then Jonathan rose up and Abner sat down by Saul's side, but David's
place was empty. |
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| 1 Samuel 20:26 |
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Nevertheless Saul did not speak anything that
day, for he thought, "It is an accident, he is not clean, surely he is not clean." |
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| 1 Samuel 20:27 |
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It came about the next day, the second day
of the new moon, that David's place was empty; so Saul said to Jonathan his son,
"Why has the son of Jesse not come to the meal, either yesterday or today?" |
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| 1 Samuel 20:28 |
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Jonathan then answered Saul, "David earnestly
asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem, |
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| 1 Samuel 20:29 |
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for he said, 'Please let me go, since our family
has a sacrifice in the city, and my brother has commanded me to attend. And now,
if I have found favor in your sight, please let me get away that I may see my
brothers.' For this reason he has not come to the king's table." |
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Saul
Is Angry with Jonathan |
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| 1 Samuel 20:30 |
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Then Saul's anger burned against Jonathan and
he said to him, "You son of a perverse, rebellious woman! Do I not know that you
are choosing the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the shame of your mother's
nakedness? |
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| 1 Samuel 20:31 |
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For as long as the son of Jesse lives on the
earth, neither you nor your kingdom will be established. Therefore now, send and
bring him to me, for he must surely die." |
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| 1 Samuel 20:32 |
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But Jonathan answered Saul his father and said
to him, "Why should he be put to death? What has he done?" |
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| 1 Samuel 20:33 |
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Then Saul hurled his spear at him to strike
him down; so Jonathan knew that his father had decided to put David to death. |
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| 1 Samuel 20:34 |
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Then Jonathan arose from the table in fierce
anger, and did not eat food on the second day of the new moon, for he was grieved
over David because his father had dishonored him. |
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| 1 Samuel 20:35 |
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Now it came about in the morning that Jonathan
went out into the field for the appointment with David, and a little lad was with
him. |
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| 1 Samuel 20:36 |
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He said to his lad, "Run, find now the arrows
which I am about to shoot." As the lad was running, he shot an arrow past him. |
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| 1 Samuel 20:37 |
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When the lad reached the place of the arrow
which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan called after the lad and said, "Is not the arrow
beyond you?" |
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| 1 Samuel 20:38 |
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And Jonathan called after the lad, "Hurry, be
quick, do not stay!" And Jonathan's lad picked up the arrow and came to his master. |
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| 1 Samuel 20:39 |
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But the lad was not aware of anything; only
Jonathan and David knew about the matter. |
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| 1 Samuel 20:40 |
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Then Jonathan gave his weapons to his lad and
said to him, "Go, bring them to the city." |
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| 1 Samuel 20:41 |
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When the lad was gone, David rose from the
south side and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed three times. And they
kissed each other and wept together, but David wept the more. |
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| 1 Samuel 20:42 |
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Jonathan said to David, "Go in safety, inasmuch
as we have sworn to each other in the name of the LORD, saying, 'The LORD will
be between me and you, and between my descendants and your descendants forever.'"
Then he rose and departed, while Jonathan went into the city. |
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