1 Samuel 20:40

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Jonathan handed his weapons to the boy who was with him and said, 'Go, take these back to the city.'

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  • 1 Sam 20:35-39
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    83%

    35In the morning, Jonathan went out to the field to meet David at the appointed time, and he took a young boy with him.

    36He said to his boy, 'Run and find the arrows I shoot.' As the boy ran, Jonathan shot an arrow beyond him.

    37When the boy came to the place where Jonathan's arrow had fallen, Jonathan called out after him, 'Isn’t the arrow beyond you?'

    38Then he shouted, 'Hurry! Go quickly! Don’t stop!' The boy picked up the arrows and returned to his master.

    39The boy knew nothing about this; only Jonathan and David knew of the matter.

  • 1 Sam 20:41-42
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    41When the boy had gone, David got up from the south side and fell facedown on the ground. He bowed three times, and then they kissed each other and wept together—David weeping the most.

    42Jonathan said to David, 'Go in peace, for we have sworn friendship with each other in the name of the LORD, saying,

  • 1 Sam 18:3-4
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    3Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as he loved his own life.

    4Jonathan took off the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his armor, his sword, his bow, and his belt.

  • 1 Sam 14:1
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    1One day Jonathan, the son of Saul, said to the young man who carried his armor, 'Come, let us cross over to the garrison of the Philistines on the other side.' But he did not tell his father.

  • 1 Sam 20:9-13
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    77%

    9Jonathan said, "Far be it from you! If I knew for certain that my father intended to harm you, wouldn't I tell you?"

    10David said to Jonathan, "Who will tell me if your father answers you harshly?"

    11Jonathan said to David, "Come, let us go out into the field." So both of them went out into the field.

    12Jonathan said to David, "The LORD, the God of Israel, be my witness: I will sound out my father about this time tomorrow or the next day. If he is favorable toward you, won't I send word to you and let you know?"

    13May the LORD punish Jonathan severely if I do not inform you and send you away in peace when my father intends to harm you. May the LORD be with you as He has been with my father.

  • 1 Sam 14:11-13
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    11So both of them showed themselves to the Philistine garrison, and the Philistines said, 'Look, the Hebrews are coming out of the holes they were hiding in!'

    12The men of the garrison called to Jonathan and his armor-bearer, 'Come up to us, and we will teach you a lesson!' So Jonathan said to his armor-bearer, 'Climb up after me, for the Lord has given them into the hand of Israel.'

    13Jonathan climbed up on his hands and feet, with his armor-bearer behind him. The Philistines fell before Jonathan, and his armor-bearer followed and finished them off.

  • 1 Sam 14:6-8
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    6Jonathan said to the young man who carried his armor, 'Come, let us cross over to the garrison of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the Lord will act on our behalf, for nothing can hinder the Lord from saving, whether by many or by few.'

    7His armor-bearer replied, 'Do everything you have in mind. Go ahead; I am with you heart and soul.'

    8Jonathan said, 'Look, we will cross over to the men and let them see us.'

  • 1 Sam 20:28
    72%

    28Jonathan answered Saul, 'David earnestly asked me for permission to go to Bethlehem.'

  • 1 Sam 13:22
    72%

    22So on the day of the battle, no sword or spear was found in the hands of the entire army with Saul and Jonathan, except for Saul and his son Jonathan themselves.

  • 1 Sam 14:17
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    17Saul said to the men who were with him, 'Muster the troops and see who has left us.' When they counted, they found that Jonathan and his armor-bearer were gone.

  • 1 Sam 20:32-33
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    32Jonathan responded to his father Saul and asked, 'Why should he be put to death? What has he done?'

    33But Saul hurled his spear at Jonathan to kill him. Then Jonathan knew that his father was determined to kill David.

  • 1 Sam 20:4
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    4Jonathan said to David, "Whatever you say, I will do for you."

  • 1 Sam 23:18
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    18The two of them made a covenant before the LORD. Then David remained in the woods, and Jonathan returned to his house.

  • 1 Sam 19:1-3
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    1Saul spoke to his son Jonathan and to all his servants, commanding them to kill David. But Jonathan, Saul's son, held a deep affection for David.

    2Jonathan warned David, saying, "My father Saul is seeking to kill you. So please be on guard in the morning; find a safe hiding place and stay there.

    3I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are hiding. I will speak with him about you, and if I learn anything, I will let you know.

  • 1 Sam 19:7
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    7Then Jonathan called David and told him everything. He brought David to Saul, and David was once again in Saul’s presence as before.

  • 1 Sam 14:27
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    27Jonathan, however, had not heard his father make the people swear the oath. So he reached out the tip of the staff in his hand, dipped it into the honeycomb, and raised it to his mouth. His eyes then brightened.

  • 2 Sam 1:4-5
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    4David said to him, 'What happened? Tell me.' He answered, 'The people fled from the battle, and many fell and died. Saul and Jonathan, his son, are also dead.'

    5David asked the young man who brought him the report, 'How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?'

  • 2 Sam 1:22
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    22From the blood of the slain, from the flesh of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan did not turn back, and the sword of Saul did not return empty.

  • 2 Sam 1:17
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    17David sang this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan:

  • 1 Sam 20:1
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    1David fled from Naioth in Ramah. He came and said to Jonathan, "What have I done? What is my guilt, and what is my sin before your father that he seeks my life?"

  • 1 Sam 14:42
    69%

    42Saul said, 'Cast the lot between me and Jonathan my son.' And Jonathan was taken.

  • 1 Sam 18:1
    69%

    1When David had finished speaking to Saul, Jonathan's soul was deeply connected to David's, and Jonathan loved him as much as he loved his own life.

  • 1 Sam 20:22
    69%

    22But if I say to the boy, 'Look, the arrows are beyond you,' then go, because the LORD has sent you away.

  • 2 Sam 1:25
    69%

    25How the mighty have fallen in the midst of the battle! Jonathan lies slain on your high places.

  • 2 Sam 17:17
    69%

    17Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En-rogel. A servant girl would go and inform them, and they would go and inform King David, for they could not be seen entering the city.

  • 1 Sam 14:3
    69%

    3Ahijah, the son of Ahitub, brother of Ichabod—son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the priest of the Lord in Shiloh—was wearing an ephod. But the people did not know that Jonathan had gone.

  • 1 Sam 20:19
    69%

    19The day after tomorrow, go down quickly and come to the place where you hid when this trouble began, and stay by the stone Ezel.

  • 2 Sam 21:12
    69%

    12he went and retrieved the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the citizens of Jabesh Gilead. (They had stolen their bodies from the public square of Beth Shan, where the Philistines had hung them after they struck Saul down on Gilboa.)

  • 1 Sam 13:3
    69%

    3Jonathan attacked the Philistine garrison at Geba, and the Philistines heard about it. Then Saul blew the ram's horn throughout the land, saying, "Let the Hebrews hear!"

  • 1 Sam 20:16
    69%

    16So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, "May the LORD demand an accounting of David's enemies."

  • 1 Sam 23:16
    68%

    16Then Jonathan, Saul's son, went to David in the woods and strengthened his hand in God.

  • 1 Sam 21:8
    68%

    8Now one of Saul’s servants was there that day, detained before the Lord; he was Doeg the Edomite, Saul’s chief shepherd.