Verse 18

1 Samuel 20:18

King James Version

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18 Then Jonathan said to David, To morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֹּֽאמֶר ל֥/וֹ יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן מָחָ֣ר חֹ֑דֶשׁ וְ/נִפְקַ֕דְתָּ כִּ֥י יִפָּקֵ֖ד מוֹשָׁבֶֽ/ךָ

English Translation

And Jonathan said to him, "Tomorrow is the new moon, and you will be missed because your seat will be empty."

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Chapter 20 Context

1 And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mi... Focus ↗

2 And he said unto him, God (Elohim) forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing eit... Focus ↗

3 And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine ey... Focus ↗

4 Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will even do it for thee. Focus ↗

5 And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to morrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with t... Focus ↗

6 If thy father at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Beth... Focus ↗

7 If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be very wroth, then be sure that... Focus ↗

8 Therefore thou shalt deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant... Focus ↗

9 And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee: for if I knew certainly that evil were determined by my fath... Focus ↗

10 Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly? Focus ↗

11 And Jonathan said unto David, Come, and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them... Focus ↗

12 And Jonathan said unto David, O LORD God (Elohim) of Israel, when I have sounded my father about to... Focus ↗

13 The LORD do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it please my father to do thee evil, then I will sh... Focus ↗

14 And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of the LORD, that I die not: Focus ↗

15 But also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever: no, not when the LORD hath cut... Focus ↗

16 So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the LORD even require it at the han... Focus ↗

17 And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own... Focus ↗

18 Then Jonathan said to David, To morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat w...

19 And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where t... Focus ↗

20 And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark. Focus ↗

21 And, behold, I will send a lad, saying, Go, find out the arrows. If I expressly say unto the lad, Be... Focus ↗

22 But if I say thus unto the young man, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way: for the LORD... Focus ↗

23 And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the LORD be between thee and me... Focus ↗

24 So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat... Focus ↗

25 And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, even upon a seat by the wall: and Jonathan arose,... Focus ↗

26 Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is n... Focus ↗

27 And it came to pass on the morrow, which was the second day of the month, that David’s place was emp... Focus ↗

28 And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem: Focus ↗

29 And he said, Let me go, I pray thee; for our family hath a sacrifice in the city; and my brother, he... Focus ↗

30 Then Saul’s anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the perverse rebel... Focus ↗

31 For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingd... Focus ↗

32 And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore shall he be slain? what hath he... Focus ↗

33 And Saul cast a javelin at him to smite him: whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined of his fat... Focus ↗

34 So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and did eat no meat the second day of the month: f... Focus ↗

35 And it came to pass in the morning, that Jonathan went out into the field at the time appointed with... Focus ↗

36 And he said unto his lad, Run, find out now the arrows which I shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot an... Focus ↗

37 And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after th... Focus ↗

38 And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan’s lad gathered up the ar... Focus ↗

39 But the lad knew not any thing: only Jonathan and David knew the matter. Focus ↗

40 And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad, and said unto him, Go, carry them to the city. Focus ↗

41 And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the south, and fell on his face t... Focus ↗

42 And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of the LO... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: 1 Samuel
Chapter: Chapter 20 (42 verses)
Version: King James Version

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