12 And 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 13 The 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 14 And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of the LORD that I die not 15 But 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 16 So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David saying Let the LORD even require it at the hand of David's enemies 17 And Jonathan caused David to swear again because he loved him for he loved him as he loved his own soul
18 Then Jonathan said to David To morrow is the new moon and thou shalt be missed because thy seat will be empty 19 And 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 20 And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof as though I shot at a mark 21 And 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 22 But if I say thus unto the young man Behold the arrows are beyond thee go thy way for the LORD hath sent thee away 23 And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of behold the LORD 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 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
