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you, may the LORD do so and much more to own shame and to the shame of your mother’s
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Jonathan. But if it pleases my father to do you nakedness? For as long as the son of Jesse
evil, then I will report it to you and send you lives on the earth, you shall not be established,
away, that you may go in safety. And the LORD nor your kingdom. Now therefore, send and
be with you as He has been with my father. bring him to me, for he shall surely die.”
14 And you shall not only show me the kindness 32 And Jonathan answered Saul his father,
of the LORD while I still live, that I may not die; and said to him, “Why should he be killed?
15 but you shall not cut off your kindness from my What has he done?” Then Saul cast a spear at
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house forever, no, not when the LORD has cut off him to kill him, by which Jonathan knew that
every one of the enemies of David from the face it was determined by his father to kill David.
of the earth.” So Jonathan made a covenant 34 So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce
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with the house of David, saying, “Let the LORD anger, and ate no food the second day of the
require it at the hand of David’s enemies.” month, for he was grieved for David, because
17 Now Jonathan again caused David to vow, his father had treated him shamefully.
because he loved him; for he loved him as he 35 And so it was, in the morning, that Jona-
loved his own soul. Then Jonathan said to than went out into the field at the time appoint-
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David, “Tomorrow is the New Moon; and you ed with David, and a little lad was with him.
will be missed, because your seat will be 36 Then he said to his lad, “Now run, find the
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empty. And when you have stayed three days, arrows which I shoot.” As the lad ran, he shot
go down quickly and come to the place where an arrow beyond him. When the lad had
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you hid on the day of the deed; and remain by come to the place where the arrow was which
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the stone Ezel. Then I will shoot three Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried out after the
arrows to the side, as though I shot at a target; lad and said, “Is not the arrow beyond you?”
21 and there I will send a lad, saying, ‘Go, find 38 And Jonathan cried out after the lad, “Make
the arrows.’ If I expressly say to the lad, ‘Look, haste, hurry, do not delay!” So Jonathan’s lad
the arrows are on this side of you; get them gathered up the arrows and came back to his
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and come’—then, as the LORD lives, there is master. But the lad did not know anything.
safety for you and no harm. But if I say thus Only Jonathan and David knew of the matter.
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to the young man, ‘Look, the arrows are 40 Then Jonathan gave his weapons to his lad,
beyond you’—go your way, for the LORD has and said to him, “Go, carry them to the city.”
sent you away. And as for the matter which 41 As soon as the lad had gone, David arose
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you and I have spoken of, indeed the LORD be from a place toward the south, fell on his face
between you and me forever.” to the ground, and bowed down three times.
24 Then David hid in the field. And when the And they kissed one another; and they wept
New Moon had come, the king sat down to eat together, but David more so. Then Jonathan
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the feast. Now the king sat on his seat, as at said to David, “Go in peace, since we have
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other times, on a seat by the wall. And Jona- both sworn in the name of the LORD, saying,
than arose, and Abner sat by Saul’s side, but ‘May the LORD be between you and me, and
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David’s place was empty. Nevertheless Saul between your descendants and my descen-
did not say anything that day, for he thought, dants, forever.’ ” So he arose and departed,
“Something has happened to him; he is unclean, and Jonathan went into the city.
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surely he is unclean.” And it happened the next Now David came to Nob, to Ahimelech
day, the second day of the month, that David’s 21 the priest. And Ahimelech was afraid
place was empty. And Saul said to Jonathan his when he met David, and said to him, “Why are
son, “Why has the son of Jesse not come to eat, you alone, and no one is with you?”
either yesterday or today?” 2 So David said to Ahimelech the priest,
28 So Jonathan answered Saul, “David “The king has ordered me on some business,
earnestly asked permission of me to go to Beth- and said to me, ‘Do not let anyone know any-
lehem. And he said, ‘Please let me go, for our thing about the business on which I send you,
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family has a sacrifice in the city, and my broth- or what I have commanded you.’ And I have
er has commanded me to be there. And now, if directed my young men to such and such a
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I have found favor in your eyes, please let me place. Now therefore, what have you on
get away and see my brothers.’ Therefore he hand? Give me five loaves of bread in my hand,
has not come to the king’s table.” or whatever can be found.”
30 Then Saul’s anger was aroused against 4 And the priest answered David and said,
Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a “There is no common bread on hand; but there
perverse, rebellious woman! Do I not know is holy bread, if the young men have at least
that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your kept themselves from women.”
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