1 Samuel 20

¹And 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 Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:2 Pet 2:91 John 3:212 Cor 1:121 Sam 12:31 Sam 19:19-241 Sam 23:26-281 Sam 24:111 Sam 24:171 Sam 24:9Ps 124:6-8

²And 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 Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Sam 9:15John 17:81 Sam 14:451 Sam 20:12Gen 44:7John 15:15Josh 22:29Isa 50:5Josh 24:16Luke 20:16

³And 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 Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Sam 25:261 Sam 27:12 Kgs 2:6Deut 6:131 Sam 1:262 Kgs 2:22 Kgs 2:41 Cor 15:30-311 Sam 17:552 Cor 1:9-10

⁴Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will even do it for thee. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI

⁵And 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 Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Num 10:101 Sam 19:2Num 28:11Ps 81:31 Sam 20:191 Sam 20:6Acts 17:14Col 2:16John 8:59Prov 22:3

⁶If 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 Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Sam 17:581 Sam 9:121 Sam 16:2-5Deut 12:5John 7:42

⁷If 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 Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Sam 25:17Esth 7:71 Sam 20:92 Sam 17:4Deut 1:23

⁸Therefore 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 Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Sam 18:32 Sam 14:321 Sam 23:181 Sam 20:161 Chr 12:17Acts 25:11Gen 24:49Gen 47:29Josh 2:14Josh 22:22

⁹And 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 Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Sam 19:21 Sam 20:381 Sam 20:42

¹⁰Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly? Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Kgs 12:131 Sam 20:30-341 Sam 25:101 Sam 25:141 Sam 25:17Gen 42:30Gen 42:7Prov 18:23

¹¹And Jonathan said unto David, Come, and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI

¹²And 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 Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Job 31:4Josh 22:22Prov 20:5Prov 25:2-3Ps 139:1-4Ps 17:3

¹³The 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 Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Chr 22:111 Chr 22:161 Sam 17:37Josh 1:5Ruth 1:171 Sam 3:171 Kgs 19:21 Kgs 20:101 Sam 10:71 Sam 11:6-13

¹⁴And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of the Lord, that I die not: Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:2 Sam 9:3Eph 5:1-2

¹⁵But 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 Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:2 Sam 21:71 Sam 24:212 Sam 9:1-7

¹⁶So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the Lord even require it at the hand of David’s enemies. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Sam 25:221 Sam 18:31 Sam 31:22 Sam 21:82 Sam 4:7-8Gen 15:18

¹⁷And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Prov 18:241 Sam 18:11 Sam 18:32 Sam 1:26Deut 13:6

¹⁸Then Jonathan said to David, To morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Sam 20:251 Sam 20:5

¹⁹And 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 Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Sam 19:21 Sam 20:5

²⁰And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI

²¹And, 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 Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Amos 8:14Jer 12:16Jer 4:2Jer 5:2

²²But 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 Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Sam 20:37

²³And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the Lord be between thee and me for ever. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Sam 20:14-151 Sam 20:42Gen 31:50Gen 16:5

²⁴So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Isa 1:11-15Prov 15:17Prov 17:1Prov 21:3Prov 4:17Ps 50:16-21John 18:28Prov 21:27Zech 7:6

²⁵And 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 Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Sam 20:18Judg 16:20

²⁶Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Lev 15:5Lev 11:24Lev 11:271 Sam 16:5Lev 11:31Lev 11:40Lev 15:16-17Lev 15:19-21Lev 7:20-21Num 19:16

²⁷And 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 Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Sam 19:151 Pet 2:41 Sam 18:111 Sam 19:9-101 Sam 22:13-141 Sam 22:7-91 Sam 25:10Isa 11:1-2Matt 13:55

²⁸And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Beth–lehem: Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Sam 20:6

²⁹And 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 Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Sam 17:28

³⁰Then 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 Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Prov 21:24Jas 1:19-20Eph 4:31Eph 6:4Job 5:2Matt 5:22Prov 14:29Prov 15:2Prov 19:12Prov 19:19

³¹For 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 Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Sam 19:61 Sam 20:81 Sam 19:11-151 Sam 26:162 Sam 19:28Ps 79:11

³²And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore shall he be slain? what hath he done? Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Matt 27:231 Sam 19:5Gen 31:36Luke 23:221 Sam 18:111 Sam 19:10-111 Sam 20:7Eccl 7:9Eccl 9:3Jer 17:9

³³And Saul cast a javelin at him to smite him: whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined of his father to slay David. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Sam 18:111 Sam 20:71 Sam 19:10

³⁴So 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 Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Eccl 7:20Eph 4:26Mark 3:5

³⁵And 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 Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Sam 20:192 Sam 20:5

³⁶And 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 Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Sam 20:20-22

³⁷And 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 Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Sam 20:22

³⁸And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan’s lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Luke 17:31-32Mark 13:14-16Matt 24:16-18Prov 6:4-5Ps 55:6-9

³⁹But the lad knew not any thing: only Jonathan and David knew the matter. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI

⁴⁰And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad, and said unto him, Go, carry them to the city. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI

⁴¹And 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 Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Sam 18:3Gen 29:111 Sam 10:11 Sam 25:232 Sam 1:262 Sam 19:392 Sam 9:6Acts 20:37Gen 29:13Gen 43:28

⁴²And 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 Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Sam 1:171 Sam 23:181 Sam 20:22-231 Sam 20:15Acts 16:36Luke 7:50Num 6:26