Jonathan's covenants with David
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1Sa 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?
1Sa 20:2 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.
1Sa 20:3 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.
1Sa 20:4 Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will even do it for thee.
1Sa 20:5 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.
1Sa 20:6 If thy father 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.
1Sa 20:7 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.
1Sa 20:8 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?
1Sa 20:9 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?
1Sa 20:10 Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly?
1Sa 20:11 And Jonathan said unto David, Come, and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field.
1Sa 20:12 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;
1Sa 20:13 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.
1Sa 20:14 And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of the LORD, that I die not:
1Sa 20:15 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.
1Sa 20:16 So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the LORD even require it at the hand of David's enemies.
1Sa 20:17 And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him For he loved him as he loved his own soul.
1Sa 20:18 Then Jonathan said to David, To morrow is the new moon And thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.
1Sa 20:19 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.
1Sa 20:20 And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.
1Sa 20:21 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.
1Sa 20:22 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.
1Sa 20:23 And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the LORD be between thee and me for ever.
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