[Biblein52weeks-en] Bible in 52 Weeks: 1 Samuel 16-20 Day: 94

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I Samuel 16:1: And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth–lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.
I Samuel 16:2: And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the Lord said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the Lord.
I Samuel 16:3: And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee.
I Samuel 16:4: And Samuel did that which the Lord spake, and came to Beth–lehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably?
I Samuel 16:5: And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the Lord: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.
I Samuel 16:6: And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord's anointed is before him.
I Samuel 16:7: But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.
I Samuel 16:8: Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.
I Samuel 16:9: Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.
I Samuel 16:10: Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The Lord hath not chosen these.
I Samuel 16:11: And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.
I Samuel 16:12: And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.
I Samuel 16:13: Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
I Samuel 16:14: But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him.
I Samuel 16:15: And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.
I Samuel 16:16: Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.
I Samuel 16:17: And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.
I Samuel 16:18: Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth–lehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the Lord is with him.
I Samuel 16:19: Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep.
I Samuel 16:20: And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.
I Samuel 16:21: And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.
I Samuel 16:22: And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.
I Samuel 16:23: And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
I Samuel 17:1: Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephes–dammim.
I Samuel 17:2: And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched by the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.
I Samuel 17:3: And the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them.
I Samuel 17:4: And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
I Samuel 17:5: And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.
I Samuel 17:6: And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders.
I Samuel 17:7: And the staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam; and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him.
I Samuel 17:8: And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me.
I Samuel 17:9: If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us.
I Samuel 17:10: And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.
I Samuel 17:11: When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.
I Samuel 17:12: Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth–lehem–judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul.
I Samuel 17:13: And the three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
I Samuel 17:14: And David was the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul.
I Samuel 17:15: But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Beth–lehem.
I Samuel 17:16: And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
I Samuel 17:17: And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren;
I Samuel 17:18: And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.
I Samuel 17:19: Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.
I Samuel 17:20: And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle.
I Samuel 17:21: For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army.
I Samuel 17:22: And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren.
I Samuel 17:23: And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the armies of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard them.
I Samuel 17:24: And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid.
I Samuel 17:25: And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father's house free in Israel.
I Samuel 17:26: And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?
I Samuel 17:27: And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.
I Samuel 17:28: And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.
I Samuel 17:29: And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?
I Samuel 17:30: And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner.
I Samuel 17:31: And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul: and he sent for him.
I Samuel 17:32: And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.
I Samuel 17:33: And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.
I Samuel 17:34: And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock:
I Samuel 17:35: And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him.
I Samuel 17:36: Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.
I Samuel 17:37: David said moreover, The Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the Lord be with thee.
I Samuel 17:38: And Saul armed David with his armour, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail.
I Samuel 17:39: And David girded his sword upon his armour, and he assayed to go; for he had not proved it. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these; for I have not proved them. And David put them off him.
I Samuel 17:40: And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd's bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine.
I Samuel 17:41: And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him.
I Samuel 17:42: And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.
I Samuel 17:43: And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
I Samuel 17:44: And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.
I Samuel 17:45: Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
I Samuel 17:46: This day will the Lord deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.
I Samuel 17:47: And all this assembly shall know that the Lord saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the Lord's, and he will give you into our hands.
I Samuel 17:48: And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hasted, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.
I Samuel 17:49: And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth.
I Samuel 17:50: So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.
I Samuel 17:51: Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled.
I Samuel 17:52: And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou come to the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron.
I Samuel 17:53: And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they spoiled their tents.
I Samuel 17:54: And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.
I Samuel 17:55: And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.
I Samuel 17:56: And the king said, Enquire thou whose son the stripling is.
I Samuel 17:57: And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.
I Samuel 17:58: And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Beth–lehemite.
I Samuel 18:1: And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
I Samuel 18:2: And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house.
I Samuel 18:3: Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
I Samuel 18:4: And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
I Samuel 18:5: And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants.
I Samuel 18:6: And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick.
I Samuel 18:7: And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
I Samuel 18:8: And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?
I Samuel 18:9: And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.
I Samuel 18:10: And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul's hand.
I Samuel 18:11: And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence twice.
I Samuel 18:12: And Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with him, and was departed from Saul.
I Samuel 18:13: Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
I Samuel 18:14: And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the Lord was with him.
I Samuel 18:15: Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.
I Samuel 18:16: But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.
I Samuel 18:17: And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the Lord's battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.
I Samuel 18:18: And David said unto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father's family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king?
I Samuel 18:19: But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul's daughter should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife.
I Samuel 18:20: And Michal Saul's daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.
I Samuel 18:21: And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son in law in the one of the twain.
I Samuel 18:22: And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Commune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king's son in law.
I Samuel 18:23: And Saul's servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king's son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?
I Samuel 18:24: And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David.
I Samuel 18:25: And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
I Samuel 18:26: And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king's son in law: and the days were not expired.
I Samuel 18:27: Wherefore David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full tale to the king, that he might be the king's son in law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife.
I Samuel 18:28: And Saul saw and knew that the Lord was with David, and that Michal Saul's daughter loved him.
I Samuel 18:29: And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David's enemy continually.
I Samuel 18:30: Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, after they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by.
I Samuel 19:1: And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David.
I Samuel 19:2: But Jonathan Saul's son delighted much in David: and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself:
I Samuel 19:3: And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and I will commune with my father of thee; and what I see, that I will tell thee.
I Samuel 19:4: And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to thee-ward very good:
I Samuel 19:5: For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the Lord wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?
I Samuel 19:6: And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As the Lord liveth, he shall not be slain.
I Samuel 19:7: And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan shewed him all those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as in times past.
I Samuel 19:8: And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him.
I Samuel 19:9: And the evil spirit from the Lord was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand: and David played with his hand.
I Samuel 19:10: And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night.
I Samuel 19:11: Saul also sent messengers unto David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal David's wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to night, to morrow thou shalt be slain.
I Samuel 19:12: So Michal let David down through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped.
I Samuel 19:13: And Michal took an image, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats' hair for his bolster, and covered it with a cloth.
I Samuel 19:14: And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick.
I Samuel 19:15: And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him.
I Samuel 19:16: And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats' hair for his bolster.
I Samuel 19:17: And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He said unto me, Let me go; why should I kill thee?
I Samuel 19:18: So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth.
I Samuel 19:19: And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah.
I Samuel 19:20: And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as appointed over them, the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.
I Samuel 19:21: And when it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they prophesied likewise. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they prophesied also.
I Samuel 19:22: Then went he also to Ramah, and came to a great well that is in Sechu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, they be at Naioth in Ramah.
I Samuel 19:23: And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah.
I Samuel 19:24: And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets?
I Samuel 20:1: And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life?
I Samuel 20:2: And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, but that he will shew it me: and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so.
I Samuel 20:3: And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death.
I Samuel 20:4: Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will even do it for thee.
I Samuel 20:5: And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to morrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field unto the third day at even.
I Samuel 20:6: If thy father at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Beth–lehem his city: for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family.
I Samuel 20:7: If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be very wroth, then be sure that evil is determined by him.
I Samuel 20:8: Therefore thou shalt deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the Lord with thee: notwithstanding, if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father?
I Samuel 20:9: And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee: for if I knew certainly that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee?
I Samuel 20:10: Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly?
I Samuel 20:11: And Jonathan said unto David, Come, and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field.
I Samuel 20:12: 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;
I Samuel 20:13: 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.
I Samuel 20:14: And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of the Lord, that I die not:
I Samuel 20:15: 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.
I Samuel 20:16: So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the Lord even require it at the hand of David's enemies.
I Samuel 20:17: And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul.
I Samuel 20:18: Then Jonathan said to David, To morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.
I Samuel 20:19: 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.
I Samuel 20:20: And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.
I Samuel 20:21: 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.
I Samuel 20:22: 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.
I Samuel 20:23: And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the Lord be between thee and me for ever.
I Samuel 20:24: So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat.
I Samuel 20:25: 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.
I Samuel 20:26: Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean.
I Samuel 20:27: 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?
I Samuel 20:28: And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Beth–lehem:
I Samuel 20:29: 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.
I Samuel 20:30: 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?
I Samuel 20:31: 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.
I Samuel 20:32: And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore shall he be slain? what hath he done?
I Samuel 20:33: And Saul cast a javelin at him to smite him: whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined of his father to slay David.
I Samuel 20:34: 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.
I Samuel 20:35: 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.
I Samuel 20:36: 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.
I Samuel 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?
I Samuel 20:38: And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.
I Samuel 20:39: But the lad knew not any thing: only Jonathan and David knew the matter.
I Samuel 20:40: And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad, and said unto him, Go, carry them to the city.
I Samuel 20:41: 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.
I Samuel 20:42: 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.
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