1 Samuel 20:21

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

When I send a boy after them, I will say,“Go and find the arrows.” If I say to the boy,‘Look, the arrows are on this side of you; get them,’ then come back. For as surely as the LORD lives, you will be safe and there will be no problem.

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Referenced Verses

  • Jer 4:2 : 2 You must be truthful, honest and upright when you take an oath saying,‘As surely as the LORD lives!’ If you do, the nations will pray to be as blessed by him as you are and will make him the object of their boasting.”
  • Jer 5:2 : 2 These people make promises in the name of the LORD. But the fact is, what they swear to is really a lie.”
  • Jer 12:16 : 16 But they must make sure to learn to follow the religious practices of my people. Once they taught my people to swear their oaths using the name of the god Baal. But then, they must swear oaths using my name, saying,“As surely as the LORD lives, I swear.” If they do these things, then they will be included among the people I call my own.
  • Amos 8:14 : 14 These are the ones who now take oaths in the name of the sinful idol goddess of Samaria. They vow,‘As surely as your god lives, O Dan,’ or‘As surely as your beloved one lives, O Beer Sheba!’ But they will fall down and not get up again.”

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  • 88%

    22 But if I say to the boy,“Look, the arrows are on the other side of you,’ get away. For in that case the LORD has sent you away.

    23 With regard to the matter that you and I discussed, the LORD is the witness between us forever!”

  • 85%

    19 On the third day you should go down quickly and come to the place where you hid yourself the day this all started. Stay near the stone Ezel.

    20 I will shoot three arrows near it, as though I were shooting at a target.

  • 80%

    35 The next morning Jonathan, along with a young servant, went out to the field to meet David.

    36 He said to his servant,“Run, find the arrows that I am about to shoot.” As the servant ran, Jonathan shot the arrow beyond him.

    37 When the servant came to the place where Jonathan had shot the arrow, Jonathan called out to the servant,“Isn’t the arrow further beyond you?”

    38 Jonathan called out to the servant,“Hurry! Go faster! Don’t delay!” Jonathan’s servant retrieved the arrow and came back to his master.

    39 (Now the servant did not understand any of this. Only Jonathan and David knew what was going on.)

    40 Then Jonathan gave his equipment to the servant who was with him. He said to him,“Go, take these things back to the city.”

  • 3 Therefore, take your weapons– your quiver and your bow– and go out into the open fields and hunt down some wild game for me.

  • 71%

    17 Elisha said,“Open the east window,” and he did so. Elisha said,“Shoot!” and he did so. Elisha said,“This arrow symbolizes the victory the LORD will give you over Syria. You will annihilate Syria in Aphek!”

    18 Then Elisha said,“Take the arrows,” and he did so. He told the king of Israel,“Strike the ground!” He struck the ground three times and stopped.

  • 15 Elisha told him,“Take a bow and some arrows,” and he did so.

  • 1 Sam 20:7-8
    2 verses
    70%

    7 If he should then say,‘That’s fine,’ then your servant is safe. But if he becomes very angry, be assured that he has decided to harm me.

    8 You must be loyal to your servant, for you have made a covenant with your servant in the LORD’s name. If I am guilty, you yourself kill me! Why bother taking me to your father?”

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    12 Jonathan said to David,“The LORD God of Israel is my witness. I will feel out my father about this time the day after tomorrow. If he is favorably inclined toward David, will I not then send word to you and let you know?

    13 But if my father intends to do you harm, may the LORD do all this and more to Jonathan, if I don’t let you know and send word to you so you can go safely on your way. May the LORD be with you, as he was with my father.

  • 6 Then you will say to my brother,“Peace to you and your house! Peace to all that is yours!

  • 3 I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are. I will speak about you to my father. When I find out what the problem is, I will let you know.”

  • 3 and will bring the entire army back to you. In exchange for the life of the man you are seeking, you will get back everyone. The entire army will return unharmed.”

  • 22 David replied,“Here is the king’s spear! Let one of your servants cross over and get it.

  • 68%

    11 Look, my father, and see the edge of your robe in my hand! When I cut off the edge of your robe, I didn’t kill you. So realize and understand that I am not planning evil or rebellion. Even though I have not sinned against you, you are waiting in ambush to take my life.

    12 May the LORD judge between the two of us, and may the LORD vindicate me over you, but my hand will not be against you.

  • 40 He answered,‘The LORD, before whom I have walked, will send his angel with you. He will make your journey a success and you will find a wife for my son from among my relatives, from my father’s family.

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    28 Please forgive the sin of your servant, for the LORD will certainly establish a lasting dynasty for my lord, because my lord fights the battles of the LORD. May no evil be found in you all your days!

    29 When someone sets out to chase you and to take your life, the life of my lord will be wrapped securely in the bag of the living by the LORD your God. But he will sling away the lives of your enemies from the sling’s pocket!

  • 3 I will knock your bow out of your left hand and make your arrows fall from your right hand.

  • 30 “So now, when I return to your servant my father, and the boy is not with us– his very life is bound up in his son’s life.

  • 20 God was with the boy as he grew. He lived in the wilderness and became an archer.

  • 20 if the king becomes angry and asks you,‘Why did you go so close to the city to fight? Didn’t you realize they would shoot from the wall?

  • 19 Now if a man finds his enemy, does he send him on his way in good shape? May the LORD repay you with good this day for what you have done to me.

  • 7 So turn and leave in peace. You must not do anything that the leaders of the Philistines consider improper!”

  • 12 For you make them retreat when you aim your arrows at them.

  • 29 so that you will not do us any harm, just as we have not harmed you, but have always treated you well before sending you away in peace. Now you are blessed by the LORD.”

  • 1 Sam 21:8-9
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    8 David said to Ahimelech,“Is there no sword or spear here at your disposal? I don’t have my own sword or equipment in hand due to the urgency of the king’s instructions.”

    9 David Goes to Gath The priest replied,“The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you struck down in the valley of Elah, is wrapped in a garment behind the ephod. If you wish, take it for yourself. Other than that, there’s nothing here.” David said,“There’s nothing like it! Give it to me!”

  • 33 Now an archer shot an arrow at random and it struck the king of Israel between the plates of his armor. The king ordered his charioteer,“Turn around and take me from the battle line, for I am wounded.”

  • 13 But if he does not do it with premeditation, but it happens by accident, then I will appoint for you a place where he may flee.

  • 27 The LORD ordered the messenger to put his sword back into its sheath.

  • 23 Locate precisely all the places where he hides and return to me with dependable information. Then I will go with you. If he is in the land, I will find him among all the thousands of Judah.”

  • 37 He found another man and said,“Wound me!” So the man wounded him severely.

  • 6 The priest said to them,“Go with confidence. The LORD will be with you on your mission.”

  • 4 Sons born during one’s youth are like arrows in a warrior’s hand.

  • 28 Look, I will be waiting at the fords of the desert until word from you reaches me.”

  • 20 But Isaac asked his son,“How in the world did you find it so quickly, my son?”“Because the LORD your God brought it to me,” he replied.

  • 12 He drew his bow and made me the target for his arrow.

  • 2 So David asked the LORD,“Should I go and strike down these Philistines?” The LORD said to David,“Go, strike down the Philistines and deliver Keilah.”

  • 16 The man said to Eli,“I am the one who came from the battle lines! Just today I fled from the battle lines!” Eli asked,“How did things go, my son?”

  • 6 The young man who was telling him this said,“I just happened to be on Mount Gilboa and came across Saul leaning on his spear for support. The chariots and leaders of the horsemen were in hot pursuit of him.