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1 Samuel 20 – King James Version (KJV)

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David and Jonathan Covenant

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1Sa 20:1 - And^H1272^➔ David^H1732 fled^➔^H1272 from Naioth^H5121 in Ramah,^H7414 and came^H935 and said^H559 before^H6440 Jonathan,^H3083 What^H4100 have I done?^H6213 what^H4100 is mine iniquity?^H5771 and what^H4100 is my sin^H2403 before^H6440 thy father,^H1 that^H3588 he seeketh^H1245 my life?^H5315

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1Sa 20:2 - And he said^H559 unto him, God forbid;^H2486 thou shalt^H4191^➔ not^H3808 die:^➔^H4191 behold,^H2009 my father^H1 will do^H3808 nothing either great^H1697^H1419 or^H176 small,^H1697^H6996 but that^H3808 he will shew^H1540^➔ it^➔^H1540 me:^H241 and why^H4069 should^H5641^➔ my father^H1 hide^➔^H5641 this^H2088 thing^H1697 from me?^H4480 it^H2063^➔ is^➔ not^H369 so.

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1Sa 20:3 - And^H7650^➔ David^H1732 sware^➔^H7650 moreover,^H5750 and said,^H559 Thy father^H1 certainly^H3045 knoweth^H3045 that^H3588 I have found^H4672 grace^H2580 in thine eyes;^H5869 and he saith,^H559 Let^H3045^➔ not^H408 Jonathan^H3083 know^➔^H3045 this,^H2063 lest^H6435 he be grieved:^H6087 but truly^H199 as the LORD^H3068 liveth,^H2416 and^H2416^➔ as thy soul^H5315 liveth,^➔^H2416 there is but^H3588 a step^H6587 between me^H996 and^H996 death.^H4194

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1Sa 20:4 - Then said^H559 Jonathan^H3083 unto^H413 David,^H1732 Whatsoever^H4100 thy soul^H5315 desireth,^H559 I will even do^H6213 it for thee.

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1Sa 20:5 - And^H559^➔ David^H1732 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 Jonathan,^H3083 Behold,^H2009 to morrow^H4279 is the new moon,^H2320 and I^H595 should not fail to^H3427 sit^H3427 with^H5973 the king^H4428 at meat:^H398 but let me go,^H7971 that I may hide myself^H5641 in the field^H7704 unto^H5704 the third^H7992 day at even.^H6153

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1Sa 20:6 - If^H518 thy father^H1 at all^H6485 miss me,^H6485 then say,^H559 David^H1732 earnestly^H7592 asked^H7592 leave of me^H4480 that he might run^H7323 to Bethlehem^H1035^H1035 his city:^H5892 for^H3588 there is a yearly^H3117 sacrifice^H2077 there^H8033 for all^H3605 the family.^H4940

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1Sa 20:7 - If^H518 he say^H559 thus,^H3541 It is well;^H2896 thy servant^H5650 shall have peace:^H7965 but if^H518 he be^H2734^➔ very^H2734 wroth,^➔^H2734 then be sure^H3045 that^H3588 evil^H7451 is determined^H3615 by him.^H5973

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1Sa 20:8 - Therefore thou shalt deal^H6213 kindly^H2617 with^H5921 thy servant;^H5650 for^H3588 thou hast brought^H935 thy servant^H5650 into a covenant^H1285 of the LORD^H3068 with thee:^H5973 notwithstanding, if^H518 there be^H3426 in me iniquity,^H5771 slay me^H4191 thyself;^H859 for^H5704^➔ why^H4100 shouldest thou bring me^H935 to^➔^H5704 thy father?^H1

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1Sa 20:9 - And^H559^➔ Jonathan^H3083 said,^➔^H559 Far be it^H2486 from thee: for^H3588 if^H518 I knew^H3045 certainly^H3045 that^H3588 evil^H7451 were determined^H3615 by^H5973 my father^H1 to come^H935 upon thee,^H5921 then^H3808^➔ would^H5046^➔ not^➔^H3808 I tell^➔^H5046 it^H853 thee?

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1Sa 20:10 - Then said^H559 David^H1732 to^H413 Jonathan,^H3083 Who^H4310 shall tell^H5046 me?^H589 or^H176 what^H4100 if thy father^H1 answer thee^H6030 roughly?^H7186

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1Sa 20:11 - And^H559^➔ Jonathan^H3083 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 David,^H1732 Come,^H3212 and let us go out^H3318 into the field.^H7704 And they went out^H3318 both of them^H8147 into the field.^H7704

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1Sa 20:12 - And^H559^➔ Jonathan^H3083 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 David,^H1732 O LORD^H3068 God^H430 of Israel,^H3478 when^H3588 I have sounded^H2713 my father^H1 about^H6256^➔ to morrow^H4279 any time,^➔^H6256 or the third^H7992 day, and, behold,^H2009 if there be good^H2896 toward^H413 David,^H1732 and^H3808^➔ I^H7971^➔ then^H227 send^➔^H7971 not^➔^H3808 unto thee,^H413 and shew it^H1540 thee;^H241

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1Sa 20:13 - The LORD^H3068 do^H6213 so^H3541 and much^H3541 more^H3254 to Jonathan:^H3083 but if^H3588 it please^H3190 my father^H1 to do thee^H5921 evil,^H7451 then I will shew it^H1540 thee,^H241 and send thee away,^H7971 that thou mayest go^H1980 in peace:^H7965 and^H1961^➔ the LORD^H3068 be^➔^H1961 with thee,^H5973 as^H834 he hath been^H1961 with^H5973 my father.^H1

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1Sa 20:14 - And^H3808^➔ thou shalt^H6213^➔ not^➔^H3808 only^H518 while yet I^H5750 live^H2416 shew^➔^H6213 me^H5978 the kindness^H2617 of the LORD,^H3068 that^H3808^➔ I die^H4191 not:^➔^H3808

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1Sa 20:15 - But^H3808^➔ also thou shalt^H3772^➔ not^➔^H3808 cut off^➔^H3772 thy kindness^H2617 from^H5973 my house^H1004 for^H5704 ever:^H5769 no, not^H3808 when^H3772^➔ the LORD^H3068 hath cut off^➔^H3772 the enemies^H341 of David^H1732 every one^H376 from^H5921 the face^H6440 of the earth.^H127

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1Sa 20:16 - So^H3772^➔ Jonathan^H3083 made^➔^H3772 a covenant with^H5973 the house^H1004 of David,^H1732 saying, Let^H1245^➔ the LORD^H3068 even require^➔^H1245 it at the hand^H3027 of David's^H1732 enemies.^H341

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1Sa 20:17 - And^H3254^➔ Jonathan^H3083 caused^➔^H3254^➔ David^H1732 to swear^H7650 again,^➔^H3254 because he loved^H160 him:^H853 for^H3588 he loved him^H157 as he loved^H160 his own soul.^H5315

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1Sa 20:18 - Then^H559^➔ Jonathan^H3083 said^➔^H559 to David, To morrow^H4279 is the new moon:^H2320 and thou shalt be missed,^H6485 because^H3588 thy seat^H4186 will be empty.^H6485

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1Sa 20:19 - And when thou hast stayed three days,^H8027 then thou shalt go down^H3381 quickly,^H3966 and come^H935 to^H413 the place^H4725 where^H834 thou didst hide thyself^H5641 when^H3117^➔ the business^H4639 was^➔^H3117 in hand, and shalt remain^H3427 by^H681 the stone^H68 Ezel.^H237

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1Sa 20:20 - And I^H589 will shoot^H3384 three^H7969 arrows^H2678 on the side^H6654 thereof, as though^H7971^➔ I^H589 shot^➔^H7971 at a mark.^H4307

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1Sa 20:21 - And, behold,^H2009 I will send^H7971 a lad,^H5288 saying, Go,^H3212 find out^H4672 the arrows.^H2678 If^H518 I^H559^➔ expressly^H559 say^➔^H559 unto the lad,^H5288 Behold,^H2009 the arrows^H2678 are on this side of thee,^H4480 take them;^H3947 then come thou:^H935 for^H3588 there is peace^H7965 to thee, and no^H369 hurt;^H1697 as the LORD^H3068 liveth.^H2416

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1Sa 20:22 - But if^H518 I say^H559 thus^H3541 unto the young man,^H5958 Behold,^H2009 the arrows^H2678 are beyond thee;^H4480 go thy way:^H3212 for^H3588 the LORD^H3068 hath sent thee away.^H7971

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1Sa 20:23 - And^H1697^➔ as touching the matter^➔^H1697 which^H834 thou and^H859 I^H589 have spoken of,^H1696 behold,^H2009 the LORD^H3068 be between^H996^➔ thee and^H996 me^➔^H996 for^H5704 ever.^H5769

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1Sa 20:24 - So^H5641^➔ David^H1732 hid himself^➔^H5641 in the field:^H7704 and when^H1961^➔ the new moon^H2320 was come,^➔^H1961 the king^H4428 sat him down^H3427 to^H413 eat^H398 meat.^H3899

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1Sa 20:25 - And^H3427^➔ the king^H4428 sat^➔^H3427 upon^H5921 his seat,^H4186 as at other times,^H6471^H6471 even upon^H413 a seat^H4186 by the wall:^H7023 and^H6965^➔ Jonathan^H3083 arose,^➔^H6965 and^H3427^➔ Abner^H74 sat^➔^H3427 by^H6654^➔ Saul's^H7586 side,^➔^H6654 and^H6485^➔ David's^H1732 place^H4725 was empty.^➔^H6485

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1Sa 20:26 - Nevertheless^H3808^➔ Saul^H7586 spake^H1696 not^➔^H3808 any thing^H3972 that^H1931 day:^H3117 for^H3588 he thought,^H559 Something hath befallen^H4745 him,^H1931 he^H1931 is not^H1115 clean;^H2889 surely^H3588 he is not^H3808 clean.^H2889

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1Sa 20:27 - And it came to pass^H1961 on the morrow,^H4283 which was the second^H8145 day of the month,^H2320 that^H6485^➔ David's^H1732 place^H4725 was empty:^➔^H6485 and^H559^➔ Saul^H7586 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 Jonathan^H3083 his son,^H1121 Wherefore^H4069 cometh^H935 not^H3808 the son^H1121 of Jesse^H3448 to^H413 meat,^H3899 neither^H1571 yesterday,^H8543 nor^H1571 to day?^H3117

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1Sa 20:28 - And^H6030^➔ Jonathan^H3083 answered^➔^H6030 Saul,^H7586 David^H1732 earnestly^H7592 asked^H7592 leave of me^H5978 to go^H5704 to Bethlehem:^H1035^H1035

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1Sa 20:29 - And he said,^H559 Let me go,^H7971 I pray thee;^H4994 for^H3588 our family^H4940 hath a sacrifice^H2077 in the city;^H5892 and^H1931^➔ my brother,^H251 he^➔^H1931 hath commanded^H6680 me^H589 to be there: and now,^H6258 if^H518 I have found^H4672 favour^H2580 in thine eyes,^H5869 let me get away,^H4422 I pray thee,^H4994 and see^H7200 my brethren.^H251 Therefore^H5921^H3651 he cometh^H935 not^H3808 unto^H413 the king's^H4428 table.^H7979

Saul Is Angry with Jonathan

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1Sa 20:30 - Then^H2734^➔ Saul's^H7586 anger^H639 was kindled^➔^H2734 against Jonathan,^H3083 and he said^H559 unto him, Thou son^H1121 of the perverse^H5753 rebellious^H4780 woman, do^H3045^➔ not^H3808 I know^➔^H3045 that^H3588 thou^H859 hast chosen^H977 the son^H1121 of Jesse^H3448 to thine own confusion,^H1322 and unto the confusion^H1322 of thy mother's^H517 nakedness?^H6172

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1Sa 20:31 - For^H3588 as long as^H3605^H3117 the son^H1121 of Jesse^H3448 liveth^H2425 upon^H5921 the ground,^H127 thou^H859 shalt^H3559^➔ not^H3808 be established,^➔^H3559 nor thy kingdom.^H4438 Wherefore now^H6258 send^H7971 and fetch^H3947 him^H853 unto me,^H413 for^H3588 he^H1931 shall surely die.^H1121^H4194

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1Sa 20:32 - And^H6030^➔ Jonathan^H3083 answered^➔^H6030 Saul^H7586 his father,^H1 and said^H559 unto him,^H413 Wherefore^H4100 shall he be slain?^H4191 what^H4100 hath he done?^H6213

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1Sa 20:33 - And^H2904^➔ Saul^H7586 cast^➔^H2904 a javelin^H2595 at him^H5921 to smite him:^H5221 whereby^H3045^➔ Jonathan^H3083 knew^➔^H3045 that^H3588 it^H1931 was determined^H3617 of^H5973 his father^H1 to slay^H4191 David.^H1732

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1Sa 20:34 - So^H6965^➔ Jonathan^H3083 arose^➔^H6965 from^H5973 the table^H7979 in fierce^H2750 anger,^H639 and^H3808^➔ did eat^H398 no^➔^H3808 meat^H3899 the second^H8145 day^H3117 of the month:^H2320 for^H3588 he was grieved^H6087 for^H413 David,^H1732 because^H3588 his father^H1 had done him shame.^H3637

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1Sa 20:35 - And it came to pass^H1961 in the morning,^H1242 that^H3318^➔ Jonathan^H3083 went out^➔^H3318 into the field^H7704 at the time appointed^H4150 with David,^H1732 and^H5288^➔ a little^H6996 lad^➔^H5288 with him.^H5973

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1Sa 20:36 - And he said^H559 unto his lad,^H5288 Run,^H7323 find out^H4672 now^H4994 the arrows^H2678 which^H834 I^H595 shoot.^H3384 And as the lad^H5288 ran,^H7323 he^H1931 shot^H3384 an arrow^H2678 beyond him.^H5674

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1Sa 20:37 - And when^H935^➔ the lad^H5288 was come^➔^H935 to^H5704 the place^H4725 of the arrow^H2678 which^H834 Jonathan^H3083 had shot,^H3384 Jonathan^H3083 cried^H7121 after^H310 the lad,^H5288 and said,^H559 Is not^H3808 the arrow^H2678 beyond^H1973 thee?^H4480

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1Sa 20:38 - And^H7121^➔ Jonathan^H3083 cried^➔^H7121 after^H310 the lad,^H5288 Make^H2363^➔ speed,^H4120 haste,^➔^H2363 stay^H5975 not.^H408 And^H3950^➔ Jonathan's^H3083 lad^H5288 gathered up^➔^H3950 the arrows,^H2678 and came^H935 to^H413 his master.^H113

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1Sa 20:39 - But the lad^H5288 knew^H3045 not^H3808 any thing:^H3972 only^H389 Jonathan^H3083 and David^H1732 knew^H3045 the matter.^H1697

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1Sa 20:40 - And^H5414^➔ Jonathan^H3083 gave^➔^H5414 his artillery^H3627 unto^H413 his lad,^H5288 and said^H559 unto him, Go,^H3212 carry^H935 them to the city.^H5892

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1Sa 20:41 - And as soon as the lad^H5288 was gone,^H935 David^H1732 arose^H6965 out of^H681^➔ a place toward^➔^H681 the south,^H5045 and fell^H5307 on his face^H639 to the ground,^H776 and bowed himself^H7812 three^H7969 times:^H6471 and they kissed^H5401 one^H376 another,^H7453 and wept^H1058 one^H376 with another,^H7453 until^H5704 David^H1732 exceeded.^H1431

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1Sa 20:42 - And^H559^➔ Jonathan^H3083 said^➔^H559 to David,^H1732 Go^H1980 in peace,^H7965 forasmuch as^H834 we have sworn^H7650 both^H8147 of us^H587 in the name^H8034 of the LORD,^H3068 saying,^H559 The LORD^H3068 be^H1961 between me^H996 and thee,^H996 and between^H996 my seed^H2233 and^H996 thy seed^H2233 for^H5704 ever.^H5769 And he arose^H6965 and departed:^H3212 and Jonathan^H3083 went^H935 into the city.^H5892

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