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Jonathan Helps David

(Psalm 59:1-17)

1And Davidfledfrom Naiothin Ramah,and cameand saidbeforeJonathan,What have I done?what [is] mine iniquity?and what [is] my sinbeforethy father,that he seekethmy life?2And he saidunto him, God forbid;thou shalt not die:behold, my fatherwill do{08675;06213:08804} nothingeither greator small,but that he will shewit me: and why should my fatherhidethis thingfrom me? it [is] not [so].3And Davidswaremoreover, and said,Thy fathercertainlyknoweththat I have foundgracein thine eyes;and he saith,Let not Jonathanknowthis, lest he be grieved:but truly[as] the LORDliveth,and [as] thy soulliveth,[there is] but a stepbetween me and death.4Then saidJonathanunto David,Whatsoever thy souldesireth,I will even do[it] for thee.5And Davidsaidunto Jonathan,Behold, to morrow[is] the new moon,and I should not failto sitwith the kingat meat:but let me go,that I may hidemyself in the fieldunto the third[day] at even.6If thy fatherat allmissme, then say,Davidearnestlyasked[leave] of me that he might runto Bethlehemhis city:for [there is] a yearlysacrificethere for all the family.7If he saythus, [It is] well;thy servantshall have peace:but if he be verywroth,[then] be surethat evilis determinedby him.8Therefore thou shalt dealkindlywith thy servant;for thou hast broughtthy servantinto a covenantof the LORDwith thee: notwithstanding, if there bein me iniquity,slayme thyself; for why shouldest thou bringme to thy father?9And Jonathansaid,Far be it from thee:for if I knewcertainlythat evilwere determinedby my fatherto comeupon thee, then would not I tellit thee?10Then saidDavidto Jonathan,Who shall tellme? or what [if] thy fatheranswerthee roughly?

Jonathan and David Renew Covenant

11And Jonathansaidunto David,Come,and let us go outinto the field.And they went outbothof them into the field.

12And Jonathansaidunto David,O LORDGodof Israel,when I have soundedmy fatherabout to morrowany time,[or] the third[day], and, behold, [if there be] goodtoward David,and I then sendnot unto thee, and shewit thee;13The LORDdosoand much moreto Jonathan:but if it pleasemy father[to do] thee evil,then I will shewit thee, and send thee away,that thou mayest goin peace:and the LORDbe with thee, as he hath been with my father.14And thou shalt not only while yetI liveshewme the kindnessof the LORD,that I dienot:15But [also] thou shalt not cut offthy kindnessfrom my houseforever:no, not when the LORDhath cut offthe enemiesof Davidevery onefrom the faceof the earth.16So Jonathanmade[a covenant] with the houseof David,[saying], Let the LORDeven require[it] at the handof David'senemies.17And Jonathancaused Davidto swearagain,because he lovedhim: for he lovedhim as he lovedhis own soul.

18Then Jonathansaidto David,To morrow[is] the new moon:and thou shalt be missed,because thy seatwill be empty.19And [when] thou hast stayed three days,[then] thou shalt go downquickly,and cometo the placewhere thou didst hidethyself whenthe businesswas [in hand], and shalt remainbythe stoneEzel.20And I will shootthreearrowson the side[thereof], as though I shotat a mark.21And, behold, I will senda lad,[saying], Go,find outthe arrows.If I expresslysayunto the lad,Behold, the arrows[are] on this side of thee, takethem; then comethou: for [there is] peaceto thee, and no hurt;[as] the LORDliveth.22But if I saythus unto the young man,Behold, the arrows[are] beyondthee; go thy way:for the LORDhath sent thee away.23And [as touching] the matterwhich thou and I have spokenof, behold, the LORD[be] between thee and me forever.

24So Davidhidhimself in the field:and when the new moonwas come, the kingsat him downto eatmeat.25And the kingsatupon his seat,as at other times,[even] upon a seatby the wall:and Jonathanarose,and Abnersatby Saul'sside,and David'splacewas empty.26Nevertheless Saulspakenot any thingthat day:for he thought,Something hath befallenhim, he [is] notclean;surely he [is] not clean.27And it came to pass on the morrow,[which was] the second[day] of the month,that David'splacewas empty:and Saulsaidunto Jonathanhis son,Wherefore comethnot the sonof Jesseto meat,neither yesterday,nor to day?28And JonathanansweredSaul,Davidearnestlyasked[leave] of me[to go] to Bethlehem:29And he said,Let me go,I pray thee; for our familyhath a sacrificein the city;and my brother,he hath commandedme [to be there]: and now, if I have foundfavourin thine eyes,let me get away,I pray thee, and seemy brethren.Therefore he comethnot unto the king'stable.

Saul Seeks to Kill Jonathan

30Then Saul'sangerwas kindledagainst Jonathan,and he saidunto him, Thou sonof the perverserebellious[woman], do not I knowthat thou hast chosenthe sonof Jesseto thine own confusion,and unto the confusionof thy mother'snakedness?31For as long asthe sonof Jesselivethupon the ground,thou shalt not be established,nor thy kingdom.Wherefore now sendand fetchhim unto me, for he shall surely die.32And JonathanansweredSaulhis father,and saidunto him, Wherefore shall he be slain?what hath he done?33And Saulcasta javelinat him to smitehim: whereby Jonathanknewthat it was determinedof his fatherto slayDavid.34So Jonathanarosefrom the tablein fierceanger,and did eatno meatthe seconddayof the month:for he was grievedfor David,because his fatherhad done him shame.

35And it came to pass in the morning,that Jonathanwent outinto the fieldat the time appointedwith David,and a littleladwith him.36And he saidunto his lad,Run,find outnow the arrowswhich I shoot.[And] as the ladran,he shotan arrowbeyondhim.37And when the ladwas cometo the placeof the arrowwhich Jonathanhad shot,Jonathancriedafterthe lad,and said,[Is] not the arrowbeyondthee?38And Jonathancriedafterthe lad,Make speed,haste,staynot. And Jonathan'sladgathered upthe arrows,and cameto his master.39But the ladknewnot any thing:only Jonathanand Davidknewthe matter.40And Jonathangavehis artilleryunto his lad,and saidunto him, Go,carry[them] to the city.41[And] as soon as the ladwas gone,Davidaroseout of [a place] towardthe south,and fellon his faceto the ground,and bowedhimself threetimes:and they kissedoneanother,and weptonewith another,until Davidexceeded.42And Jonathansaidto David,Goin peace,forasmuch as we have swornbothof us in the nameof the LORD,saying,The LORDbe between me and thee, and between my seedand thy seedforever.And he aroseand departed:and Jonathanwentinto the city.