The Bible Verse By Verse Continued...

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Samuel 20:19 (ERV)
And when thou hast stayed three days, 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.

 

[slave]

(1 Samuel 20:20): ...New American Standard Bible (NASB)

20 I will shoot three arrows to the side, as though I shot at a target.









(Is this 20/20 vision? Smile)

 

[slave]

(1 Samuel 20:21): ...New American Standard Bible (NASB)

21 And behold, I will send the lad, saying, ‘Go, find the arrows.’ If I specifically say to the lad, ‘Behold, the arrows are on this side of you, get them,’ then come; for there is safety for you and no harm, as the Lord lives.

 

[willfollowsGod]

1 Samuel 20:22
New International Version (NIV)

But if I say to the boy, ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you,’ then you must go, because the LORD has sent you away.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Samuel 20:23 (HCSB)
As for the matter you and I have spoken about, the LORD will be a witness between you and me forever."

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Samuel 20:24 (ESV)
So David hid himself in the field. And when the new moon came, the king sat down to eat food.

 

[slave]

[h=1](1 Samuel 20:25): ...New American Standard Bible (NASB)[/h]25 The king sat on his seat as usual, the seat by the wall; then Jonathan rose up and Abner sat down by Saul’s side, but David’s place was empty.

 

[slave]

[h=1](1 Samuel 20:26): ...New American Standard Bible (NASB)[/h]26 Nevertheless Saul did not speak anything that day, for he thought, “It is an accident, he is not clean, surely he is not clean.”

 

[Grace777x70]

1 Samuel 20:27 (NASB)
[SUP]27 [/SUP] It came about the next day, the second day of the new moon, that David's place was empty; so Saul said to Jonathan his son, "Why has the son of Jesse not come to the meal, either yesterday or today?"

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Samuel 20:28 (ESV)
Jonathan answered Saul, “David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Samuel 20:29 (KJV)
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.

 

[slave]

[h=1](1 Samuel 20:30): ...New American Standard Bible (NASB)[/h]30 Then Saul’s anger burned against Jonathan and he said to him, “You son of a perverse, rebellious woman! Do I not know that you are choosing the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the shame of your mother’s nakedness?

 

[slave]

(1 Samuel 20:31): ...New American Standard Bible (NASB)

31 For as long as the son of Jesse lives on the earth, neither you nor your kingdom will be established. Therefore now, send and bring him to me, for he must surely die.”

 

[Grace777x70]

1 Samuel 20:32 (NASB)
[SUP]32 [/SUP] But Jonathan answered Saul his father and said to him, "Why should he be put to death? What has he done?"

 

[willfollowsGod]

1 Samuel 20:33
New International Version (NIV)

But Saul hurled his spear at him to kill him. Then Jonathan knew that his father intended to kill David.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Samuel 20:34 (ERV)
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.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Samuel 20:35 (ERV)
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.

 

[Grace777x70]

1 Samuel 20:36 (NASB)
[SUP]36 [/SUP] He said to his lad, "Run, find now the arrows which I am about to shoot." As the lad was running, he shot an arrow past him.

 

[GandalfTheWhite]

1Sa 20:37 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?

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

1 Samuel 20:38 (ESV)
And Jonathan called after the boy, “Hurry! Be quick! Do not stay!” So Jonathan’s boy gathered up the arrows and came to his master.