<vn='1'>And <sn="1732">David</s><sn="1272">fled</s> from <sn="4480 5121">Naioth</s> in <sn="7414">Ramah</s>, and <sn="935">came</s> and <sn="559">said</s><sn="6440">before</s><sn="3083">Jonathan</s>, <sn="4100">What</s> have I <sn="6213">done</s>? <sn="4100">what</s> is mine <sn="5771">iniquity</s>? and <sn="4100">what</s> is my <sn="2403">sin</s><sn="6440">before</s> thy <sn="1">father</s>, <sn="3588">that</s> he <sn="1245">seeketh</s><sn="*853"></s> my <sn="5315">life</s>? </v>
<vn='2'>And he <sn="559">said</s> unto him, God <sn="2486">forbid</s>; thou shalt <sn="3808">not</s><sn="4191">die</s>: <sn="2009">behold</s>, my <sn="1">father</s> will <sn="6213">do</s><sn="3808 1697">nothing</s> either <sn="1419">great</s><sn="176">or</s><sn="6996">small</s>, but that he will <sn="3808 1540">show</s> it <sn="*853"></s><sn="241">me</s>: and <sn="4069">why</s> should my <sn="1">father</s><sn="5641">hide</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="2088">this</s><sn="1697">thing</s><sn="4480">from</s> me? <sn="2063">it</s> is <sn="369">not</s> so. </v>
<vn='3'>And <sn="1732">David</s><sn="7650">swore</s><sn="5750">moreover</s>, and <sn="559">said</s>, Thy <sn="1">father</s> certainly <sn="3045 3045">knoweth</s><sn="3588">that</s> I have <sn="4672">found</s><sn="2580">grace</s> in thine <sn="5869">eyes</s>; and he <sn="559">saith</s>, Let <sn="408">not</s><sn="3083">Jonathan</s><sn="3045">know</s><sn="2063">this</s>, <sn="6435">lest</s> he be <sn="6087">grieved</s>: but <sn="199">truly</s> as the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="2416">liveth</s>, and as thy <sn="5315">soul</s><sn="2416">liveth</s>, <sn="3588">there</s> is but a <sn="6587">step</s><sn="996">between</s> me and <sn="4194">death</s>. </v>
<vn='4'>Then <sn="559">said</s><sn="3083">Jonathan</s><sn="413">unto</s><sn="1732">David</s>, <sn="4100">Whatsoever</s> thy <sn="5315">soul</s><sn="559">desireth</s>, I will even <sn="6213">do</s> it for thee. </v>
<vn='5'>And <sn="1732">David</s><sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s><sn="3083">Jonathan</s>, <sn="2009">Behold</s>, <sn="4279">tomorrow</s> is the new <sn="2320">moon</s>, and <sn="595">I</s> should not fail to <sn="3427 3427">sit</s><sn="5973">with</s> the <sn="4428">king</s> at <sn="398">meat</s>: but let me <sn="7971">go</s>, that I may hide <sn="5641">myself</s> in the <sn="7704">field</s><sn="5704">unto</s> the <sn="7992">third</s> day at <sn="6153">even</s>. </v>
<vn='6'><sn="518">If</s> thy <sn="1">father</s> at all <sn="6485 6485">miss</s> me, then <sn="559">say</s>, <sn="1732">David</s> earnestly <sn="7592 7592">asked</s> leave <sn="4480">of</s> me that he might <sn="7323">run</s> to <sn="1035">Bethlehem</s> his <sn="5892">city</s>: <sn="3588">for</s> there is a <sn="3117">yearly</s><sn="2077">sacrifice</s><sn="8033">there</s> for <sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="4940">family</s>. </v>
<vn='7'><sn="518">If</s> he <sn="559">say</s><sn="3541">thus</s>, It is <sn="2896">well</s>; thy <sn="5650">servant</s> shall have <sn="7965">peace</s>: but <sn="518">if</s> he be very <sn="2734 2734">wroth</s>, then be <sn="3045">sure</s><sn="3588">that</s><sn="7451">evil</s> is <sn="3615">determined</s><sn="4480 5973">by</s> him. </v>
<vn='8'>Therefore thou shalt <sn="6213">deal</s><sn="2617">kindly</s><sn="5921">with</s> thy <sn="5650">servant</s>; <sn="3588">for</s> thou hast <sn="935">brought</s><sn="*853"></s> thy <sn="5650">servant</s> into a <sn="1285">covenant</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="5973">with</s> thee: notwithstanding, <sn="518">if</s> there <sn="3426">be</s> in me <sn="5771">iniquity</s>, <sn="4191">slay</s> me <sn="859">thyself</s>; <sn="5704">for</s><sn="4100">why</s> shouldest thou <sn="935">bring</s> me to thy <sn="1">father</s>? </v>
<vn='9'>And <sn="3083">Jonathan</s><sn="559">said</s>, Far be <sn="2486">it</s> from thee: <sn="3588">for</s><sn="518">if</s> I knew <sn="3045 3045">certainly</s><sn="3588">that</s><sn="7451">evil</s> were <sn="3615">determined</s><sn="4480 5973">by</s> my <sn="1">father</s> to <sn="935">come</s><sn="5921">upon</s> thee, then would <sn="3808">not</s> I <sn="5046">tell</s> it thee? </v>
<vn='11'>And <sn="3083">Jonathan</s><sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s><sn="1732">David</s>, <sn="1980">Come</s>, and let us go <sn="3318">out</s> into the <sn="7704">field</s>. And they went <sn="3318">out</s><sn="8147">both</s> of them into the <sn="7704">field</s>. </v>
<vn='12'>And <sn="3083">Jonathan</s><sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s><sn="1732">David</s>, O <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="430">God</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s>, <sn="3588">when</s> I have <sn="2713">sounded</s><sn="*853"></s> my <sn="1">father</s> about <sn="4279">tomorrow</s> any <sn="6256">time</s>, or the <sn="7992">third</s> day, and, <sn="2009">behold</s>, if there be <sn="2896">good</s><sn="413">toward</s><sn="1732">David</s>, and I <sn="227">then</s><sn="7971">send</s><sn="3808">not</s><sn="413">unto</s> thee, and show it <sn="1540 *853 241">thee</s>; </v>
<vn='13'>The <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="6213">do</s><sn="3541">so</s> and <sn="3541">much</s><sn="3254">more</s> to <sn="3083">Jonathan</s>: but <sn="3588">if</s> it <sn="3190 413">please</s> my <sn="1">father</s> to do thee <sn="*853"></s><sn="7451">evil</s>, then I will show it <sn="1540 *853 241">thee</s>, and send thee <sn="7971">away</s>, that thou mayest <sn="1980">go</s> in <sn="7965">peace</s>: and the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="1961">be</s><sn="5973">with</s> thee, <sn="834">as</s> he hath <sn="1961">been</s><sn="5973">with</s> my <sn="1">father</s>. </v>
<vn='14'>And thou shalt <sn="3808">not</s> only <sn="518">while</s><sn="5750">yet</s> I <sn="2416">live</s><sn="6213 5973">show</s> me the <sn="2617">kindness</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s>, that I <sn="4191">die</s><sn="3808">not</s>: </v>
<vn='15'>But also thou shalt <sn="3808">not</s> cut <sn="3772">off</s><sn="*853"></s> thy <sn="2617">kindness</s><sn="4480 5973">from</s> my <sn="1004">house</s><sn="5704 5769">forever</s>: no, <sn="3808">not</s> when the <sn="3068">LORD</s> hath cut <sn="3772">off</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="341">enemies</s> of <sn="1732">David</s> every <sn="376">one</s> from the <sn="4480 5921 6440">face</s> of the <sn="127">earth</s>. </v>
<vn='16'>So <sn="3083">Jonathan</s><sn="3772">made</s> a covenant <sn="5973">with</s> the <sn="1004">house</s> of <sn="1732">David</s>, saying, Let the <sn="3068">LORD</s> even <sn="1245">require</s> it at the <sn="4480 3027">hand</s> of <sn="1732">David</s> 's <sn="341">enemies</s>. </v>
<vn='17'>And <sn="3083">Jonathan</s> caused <sn="*853"></s><sn="1732">David</s> to <sn="7650">swear</s><sn="3254">again</s>, because he <sn="160">loved</s> him: <sn="3588">for</s> he <sn="157">loved</s> him as he <sn="160">loved</s> his own <sn="5315">soul</s>. </v>
<vn='18'>Then <sn="3083">Jonathan</s><sn="559">said</s> to David, <sn="4279">Tomorrow</s> is the new <sn="2320">moon</s>: and thou shalt be <sn="6485">missed</s>, <sn="3588">because</s> thy <sn="4186">seat</s> will be <sn="6485">empty</s>. </v>
<vn='19'>And when thou hast stayed three <sn="8027">days</s>, then thou shalt go <sn="3381">down</s><sn="3966">quickly</s>, and <sn="935">come</s><sn="413">to</s> the <sn="4725">place</s><sn="834">where</s> thou didst hide <sn="5641">thyself</s><sn="8033 3117">when</s> the <sn="4639">business</s> was in hand, and shalt <sn="3427">remain</s><sn="681">by</s> the <sn="68">stone</s><sn="237">Ezel</s>. </v>
<vn='20'>And <sn="589">I</s> will <sn="3384">shoot</s><sn="7969">three</s><sn="2671">arrows</s> on the <sn="6654">side</s> thereof, as though I <sn="7971">shot</s> at a <sn="4307">mark</s>. </v>
<vn='21'>And, <sn="2009">behold</s>, I will <sn="7971">send</s><sn="*853"></s> a <sn="5288">lad</s>, saying, <sn="1980">Go</s>, find <sn="4672">out</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="2671">arrows</s>. <sn="518">If</s> I expressly <sn="559 559">say</s> unto the <sn="5288">lad</s>, <sn="2009">Behold</s>, the <sn="2671">arrows</s> are on this <sn="4480 2008">side</s> of thee, <sn="3947">take</s> them; then <sn="935">come</s> thou: <sn="3588">for</s> there is <sn="7965">peace</s> to thee, and <sn="369">no</s><sn="1697">hurt</s>; as the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="2416">liveth</s>. </v>
<vn='22'>But <sn="518">if</s> I <sn="559">say</s><sn="3541">thus</s> unto the young <sn="5958">man</s>, <sn="2009">Behold</s>, the <sn="2671">arrows</s> are <sn="4480 1973">beyond</s> thee; go thy <sn="1980">way</s>: <sn="3588">for</s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s> hath sent thee <sn="7971">away</s>. </v>
<vn='23'>And as touching the <sn="1697">matter</s><sn="834">which</s><sn="859">thou</s> and <sn="589">I</s> have <sn="1696">spoken</s> of, <sn="2009">behold</s>, the <sn="3068">LORD</s> be <sn="996">between</s> thee and me <sn="5704 5769">forever</s>. </v>
<vn='24'>So <sn="1732">David</s> hid <sn="5641">himself</s> in the <sn="7704">field</s>: and when the new <sn="2320">moon</s> was <sn="1961">come</s>, the <sn="4428">king</s> sat him <sn="3427">down</s> to <sn="398">eat</s><sn="3899">meat</s>. </v>
<vn='25'>And the <sn="4428">king</s><sn="3427">sat</s><sn="5921">upon</s> his <sn="4186">seat</s>, as at other <sn="6471 6471">times</s>, even <sn="413">upon</s> a <sn="4186">seat</s> by the <sn="7023">wall</s>: and <sn="3083">Jonathan</s><sn="6965">arose</s>, and <sn="74">Abner</s><sn="3427">sat</s> by <sn="7586">Saul</s> 's <sn="4480 6654">side</s>, and <sn="1732">David</s> 's <sn="4725">place</s> was <sn="6485">empty</s>. </v>
<vn='26'>Nevertheless <sn="7586">Saul</s><sn="1696">spoke</s><sn="3808">not</s> any <sn="3972">thing</s><sn="1931">that</s><sn="3117">day</s>: <sn="3588">for</s> he <sn="559">thought</s>, Something hath <sn="4745">befallen</s> him, <sn="1931">he</s> is <sn="1115">not</s><sn="2889">clean</s>; <sn="3588">surely</s> he is <sn="3808">not</s><sn="2889">clean</s>. </v>
<vn='27'>And it came to <sn="1961">pass</s> on the <sn="4480 4283">morrow</s>, which was the <sn="8145">second</s> day of the <sn="2320">month</s>, that <sn="1732">David</s> 's <sn="4725">place</s> was <sn="6485">empty</s>: and <sn="7586">Saul</s><sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s><sn="3083">Jonathan</s> his <sn="1121">son</s>, <sn="4069">Wherefore</s><sn="935">cometh</s><sn="3808">not</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="3448">Jesse</s><sn="413">to</s><sn="3899">meat</s>, <sn="1571">neither</s><sn="8543">yesterday</s>, <sn="1571">nor</s><sn="3117">today</s>? </v>
<vn='28'>And <sn="3083">Jonathan</s><sn="6030">answered</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="7586">Saul</s>, <sn="1732">David</s> earnestly <sn="7592 7592">asked</s> leave <sn="4480 5973">of</s> me to go <sn="5704">to</s><sn="1035">Bethlehem</s>: </v>
<vn='29'>And he <sn="559">said</s>, Let me <sn="7971">go</s>, I pray <sn="4994">thee</s>; <sn="3588">for</s> our <sn="4940">family</s> hath a <sn="2077">sacrifice</s> in the <sn="5892">city</s>; and my <sn="251">brother</s>, <sn="1931">he</s> hath <sn="6680">commanded</s> me to be there: and <sn="6258">now</s>, <sn="518">if</s> I have <sn="4672">found</s><sn="2580">favor</s> in thine <sn="5869">eyes</s>, let me get <sn="4422">away</s>, I pray <sn="4994">thee</s>, and <sn="7200">see</s><sn="*853"></s> my <sn="251">brethren</s>. <sn="5921 3651">Therefore</s> he <sn="935">cometh</s><sn="3808">not</s><sn="413">unto</s> the <sn="4428">king</s> 's <sn="7979">table</s>. </v>
<vn='30'>Then <sn="7586">Saul</s> 's <sn="639">anger</s> was <sn="2734">kindled</s> against <sn="3083">Jonathan</s>, and he <sn="559">said</s> unto him, Thou <sn="1121">son</s> of the <sn="5753">perverse</s><sn="4780">rebellious</s> woman, do <sn="3808">not</s> I <sn="3045">know</s><sn="3588">that</s><sn="859">thou</s> hast <sn="977">chosen</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="3448">Jesse</s> to thine own <sn="1322">confusion</s>, and unto the <sn="1322">confusion</s> of thy <sn="517">mother</s> 's <sn="6172">nakedness</s>? </v>
<vn='31'><sn="3588">For</s> as <sn="3605 3117">long</s><sn="834">as</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="3448">Jesse</s><sn="2416">liveth</s><sn="5921">upon</s> the <sn="127">ground</s>, <sn="859">thou</s> shalt <sn="3808">not</s> be <sn="3559">established</s>, nor thy <sn="4438">kingdom</s>. Wherefore <sn="6258">now</s><sn="7971">send</s> and <sn="3947">fetch</s><sn="*853"></s> him <sn="413">unto</s> me, <sn="3588">for</s><sn="1931">he</s> shall surely <sn="1121 4194">die</s>. </v>
<vn='32'>And <sn="3083">Jonathan</s><sn="6030">answered</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="7586">Saul</s> his <sn="1">father</s>, and <sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s> him, <sn="4100">Wherefore</s> shall he be <sn="4191">slain</s>? <sn="4100">what</s> hath he <sn="6213">done</s>? </v>
<vn='33'>And <sn="7586">Saul</s><sn="2904">cast</s><sn="*853"></s> a <sn="2595">javelin</s><sn="5921">at</s> him to <sn="5221">smite</s> him: whereby <sn="3083">Jonathan</s><sn="3045">knew</s><sn="3588">that</s><sn="1931">it</s> was <sn="3615">determined</s><sn="4480 5973">of</s> his <sn="1">father</s> to <sn="4191">slay</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="1732">David</s>. </v>
<vn='34'>So <sn="3083">Jonathan</s><sn="6965">arose</s><sn="4480 5973">from</s> the <sn="7979">table</s> in <sn="2750">fierce</s><sn="639">anger</s>, and did <sn="398">eat</s><sn="3808">no</s><sn="3899">meat</s> the <sn="8145">second</s><sn="3117">day</s> of the <sn="2320">month</s>: <sn="3588">for</s> he was <sn="6087">grieved</s><sn="413">for</s><sn="1732">David</s>, <sn="3588">because</s> his <sn="1">father</s> had done him <sn="3637">shame</s>. </v>
<vn='35'>And it came to <sn="1961">pass</s> in the <sn="1242">morning</s>, that <sn="3083">Jonathan</s> went <sn="3318">out</s> into the <sn="7704">field</s> at the time <sn="4150">appointed</s> with <sn="1732">David</s>, and a <sn="6996">little</s><sn="5288">lad</s><sn="5973">with</s> him. </v>
<vn='36'>And he <sn="559">said</s> unto his <sn="5288">lad</s>, <sn="7323">Run</s>, find <sn="4672">out</s><sn="4994">now</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="2671">arrows</s><sn="834">which</s><sn="595">I</s><sn="3384">shoot</s>. And as the <sn="5288">lad</s><sn="7323">ran</s>, <sn="1931">he</s><sn="3384">shot</s> an <sn="2678">arrow</s><sn="5674">beyond</s> him. </v>
<vn='37'>And when the <sn="5288">lad</s> was <sn="935">come</s><sn="5704">to</s> the <sn="4725">place</s> of the <sn="2678">arrow</s><sn="834">which</s><sn="3083">Jonathan</s> had <sn="3384">shot</s>, <sn="3083">Jonathan</s><sn="7121">cried</s><sn="310">after</s> the <sn="5288">lad</s>, and <sn="559">said</s>, Is <sn="3808">not</s> the <sn="2678">arrow</s><sn="4480 1973">beyond</s> thee? </v>
<vn='38'>And <sn="3083">Jonathan</s><sn="7121">cried</s><sn="310">after</s> the <sn="5288">lad</s>, Make <sn="2363">speed</s>, <sn="4120">haste</s>, <sn="5975">stay</s><sn="408">not</s>. And <sn="3083">Jonathan</s> 's <sn="5288">lad</s> gathered <sn="3950">up</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="2678">arrows</s>, and <sn="935">came</s><sn="413">to</s> his <sn="113">master</s>. </v>
<vn='39'>But the <sn="5288">lad</s><sn="3045">knew</s><sn="3808">not</s> any <sn="3972">thing</s>: <sn="389">only</s><sn="3083">Jonathan</s> and <sn="1732">David</s><sn="3045">knew</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="1697">matter</s>. </v>
<vn='40'>And <sn="3083">Jonathan</s><sn="5414">gave</s><sn="*853"></s> his <sn="3627">artillery</s><sn="413">unto</s><sn="834">his</s><sn="5288">lad</s>, and <sn="559">said</s> unto him, <sn="1980">Go</s>, <sn="935">carry</s> them to the <sn="5892">city</s>. </v>
<vn='41'> And as soon as the <sn="5288">lad</s> was <sn="935">gone</s>, <sn="1732">David</s><sn="6965">arose</s> out of a place <sn="4480 681">toward</s> the <sn="5045">south</s>, and <sn="5307">fell</s> on his <sn="639">face</s> to the <sn="776">ground</s>, and bowed <sn="7812">himself</s><sn="7969">three</s><sn="6471">times</s>: and they <sn="5401">kissed</s><sn="376">one</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="7453">another</s>, and <sn="1058">wept</s><sn="376">one</s><sn="854">with</s><sn="7453">another</s>, <sn="5704">until</s><sn="1732">David</s><sn="1431">exceeded</s>. </v>
<vn='42'>And <sn="3083">Jonathan</s><sn="559">said</s> to <sn="1732">David</s>, <sn="1980">Go</s> in <sn="7965">peace</s>, forasmuch <sn="834">as</s> we have <sn="7650">sworn</s><sn="8147">both</s> of <sn="587">us</s> in the <sn="8034">name</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s>, <sn="559">saying</s>, The <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="1961">be</s><sn="996">between</s> me and thee, and <sn="996">between</s> my <sn="2233">seed</s> and thy <sn="2233">seed</s><sn="5704 5769">forever</s>. And he <sn="6965">arose</s> and <sn="1980">departed</s>: and <sn="3083">Jonathan</s><sn="935">went</s> into the <sn="5892">city</s>. </v>