Verse 39

1 Samuel 20:39

King James Version

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

Original Language Text

hebrew

וְ/הַ/נַּ֖עַר לֹֽא יָדַ֣ע מְא֑וּמָה אַ֤ךְ יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ וְ/דָוִ֔ד יָדְע֖וּ אֶת הַ/דָּבָֽר

English Translation

And the boy did not know anything, but Jonathan and David knew the matter.

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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... Focus ↗

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.

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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