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way: for the L
ORD
hath sent thee away.
23
And
as touching
the matter which thou and I have spoken
of, behold, the L
ORD
be
between thee and me for ever.
24
So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down
to eat meat.
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.
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.
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?
28
And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked
leave
of me
to go
to Bethlehem:
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.
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?
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.
32
And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto
him, Wherefore shall he be slain? what hath he done?
33
And Saul cast a javelin at him to smite
him: whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined of his father to slay David.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
39
But the lad knew not any thing: only Jonathan
and David knew the matter.
40
And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad, and said unto him, Go,
carry
them
to the city.
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.
42
And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have
sworn both of us in the name of the L
ORD
, saying, The L
ORD
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.
CHAPTER SAMUEL 21
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