I. SAMUEL

from thee: for if I knew certainly that xevil were_determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee?”
10 Then said David to Jonathan, “Who shall_tell me? or what 7f thy father +answer thee roughly?”
11 And Jonathan said unto David, “Come, and let us go_out into the field.” And they went_out both of them into the fleld.
12 And Jonathan said unto David, “O_)Lorp =God_of Israél, when I thave_se sounded my +father about to” morrow any time, ov the third day, and, behold, if there be good toward David, and I then send not unto thee, and «shew it thee;
13 J The Lorp '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 4 the Lorp be with thee, «cas He ‘hath_been with my father.
14 And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the_kindness_of » the Lorp, that I die not: :
15 But also thou shalt not cut_off thy ekindness from my house for ever: no, not when ! the Lorp 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 J the Lorp even require it at the-hand_ of David’s enemies.”
1” And Jonathan caused -Dayid to
swear again, because he loved him: for ne 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 whenthou_hast_stayed_three_
days, then thou shalt_go_down quickly, | 2
and come to the place where thou didst_hide_thyself when the business
was in hand, and sshalt_remain by the
stone e xEzel.
20 And £& will_shoot three xarrows on_ the_side thereof, as though I shot ata mark. *
21 And, behold, I will-send @ ‘lad, saying, ‘*Go, *find_out 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 Lorp liveth.
22 But if I say thus unto the young_ map, ‘Behold, the arrows are beyond thee;’ -go thy way: for the Lorp shath_sent_thee_away.
23 And as touching the matter which thow and £ shave_spoken of, behold, Jthe Lorp be between thee and ome 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.