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1 Samuel 20 King James Version (1769 Blayney Revision)
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1 Samuel 20 1 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 ? Copy 2 And he said unto him, God forbid ; thou shalt not die : behold, my father will do 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. Copy 3 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 . Copy 4 Then said Jonathan unto David , Whatsoever thy soul desireth , I will even do it for thee. Copy 5 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 . Copy 6 If thy father at all miss me, then say , David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Beth–lehem his city : for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family . Copy 7 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. Copy 8 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 ? Copy 9 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? Copy 10 Then said David to Jonathan , Who shall tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly ? Copy 11 And Jonathan said unto David , Come , and let us go out into the field . And they went out both of them into the field . Copy 12 And Jonathan said unto 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 unto thee, and shew it thee; Copy 13 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 . Copy 14 And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of the Lord , that I die not: Copy 15 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 . Copy 16 So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David , saying, Let the Lord even require it at the hand of David’s enemies . Copy 17 And Jonathan caused David to swear again , because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul . Copy 18 Then Jonathan said to David , To morrow is the new moon : and thou shalt be missed , because thy seat will be empty . Copy 19 And 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 . Copy 20 And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark . Copy 21 And, behold, I will send a lad , saying, Go , find out the arrows . If I expressly say unto 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 . Copy 22 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 . Copy 23 And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the Lord be between thee and me for ever . Copy 24 So David hid himself in the field : and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat . Copy 25 And 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 . Copy 26 Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day : for he thought , Something hath befallen him, he is not clean ; surely he is not clean . Copy 27 And it came to pass on the morrow , which was the second day of the month , that David’s place was empty : and Saul said unto Jonathan his son , Wherefore cometh not the son of Jesse to meat , neither yesterday , nor to day ? Copy 28 And Jonathan answered Saul , David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Beth–lehem : Copy 29 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 king’s table . Copy 30 Then Saul’s 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 mother’s nakedness ? Copy 31 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 . Copy 32 And Jonathan answered Saul his father , and said unto him, Wherefore shall he be slain ? what hath he done ? Copy 33 And Saul cast a javelin at him to smite him: whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined of his father to slay David . Copy 34 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 . Copy 35 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. Copy 36 And he said unto his lad , Run , find out now the arrows which I shoot . And as the lad ran , he shot an arrow beyond him. Copy 37 And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot , Jonathan cried after the lad , and said , Is not the arrow beyond thee? Copy 38 And Jonathan cried after the lad , Make speed , haste , stay not. And Jonathan’s lad gathered up the arrows , and came to his master . Copy 39 But the lad knew not any thing : only Jonathan and David knew the matter . Copy 40 And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad , and said unto him, Go , carry them to the city . Copy 41 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 : and they kissed one another , and wept one with another , until David exceeded . Copy 42 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 . Copy
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King James Version, 1769 Blayney revision, public domain.
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