1 Samuel 20
David and Jonathan meet up again following Saul's attempt to hunt him down, David pleads his case with his friend Jonathan basically saying "why is your dad trying to kill me?"
Jonathan pleads ignorance of this but agrees to find out how the land lies between David and Saul - David absents himself during the new moon celebration and Saul is going to notice that he is missing during the celebrations and Jonathan will tell Saul that he gave David permission to leave court.
Meanwhile David has agreed to hide out in a field and wait for news of how Saul reacts when he is given the news.
The signal between David and Jonathan is that Jonathan will go out with a servant and his bow and arrows and get the servant to retrieve them, if Saul is content and not going to harm David Jonathan would say the arrows are behind you and if not they are further ahead.
The New moon festival comes around, and David is missed, Saul frankly goes nuts when he hears that David has eluded him and all but accuses Jonathan, who is the heir to the throne after his father, of siding with David who is going to steal the kingdom from his family, he also attacked his son with a spear for defending David, at which point it seems that Jonathan is convinced that David is not mad!
David and Jonathan then bid each other farewell in a tearful parting, and this is the last time they see each other
David and Jonathan meet up again following Saul's attempt to hunt him down, David pleads his case with his friend Jonathan basically saying "why is your dad trying to kill me?"
Jonathan pleads ignorance of this but agrees to find out how the land lies between David and Saul - David absents himself during the new moon celebration and Saul is going to notice that he is missing during the celebrations and Jonathan will tell Saul that he gave David permission to leave court.
Meanwhile David has agreed to hide out in a field and wait for news of how Saul reacts when he is given the news.
The signal between David and Jonathan is that Jonathan will go out with a servant and his bow and arrows and get the servant to retrieve them, if Saul is content and not going to harm David Jonathan would say the arrows are behind you and if not they are further ahead.
The New moon festival comes around, and David is missed, Saul frankly goes nuts when he hears that David has eluded him and all but accuses Jonathan, who is the heir to the throne after his father, of siding with David who is going to steal the kingdom from his family, he also attacked his son with a spear for defending David, at which point it seems that Jonathan is convinced that David is not mad!
David and Jonathan then bid each other farewell in a tearful parting, and this is the last time they see each other
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