1 Samuel 20:5
David said to Jonathan,“Tomorrow is the new moon, and I am certainly expected to join the king for a meal. You must send me away so I can hide in the field until the third evening from now.
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- Num 10:10 : 10 “Also in the time when you rejoice, such as on your appointed festivals or at the beginnings of your months, you must blow with your trumpets over your burnt offerings and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings, so that they may become a memorial for you before your God: I am the LORD your God.”
- Num 28:11 : 11 Monthly Offerings“‘On the first day of each month you must offer as a burnt offering to the LORD two young bulls, one ram, and seven unblemished lambs a year old,
- 1 Sam 19:2 : 2 So Jonathan told David,“My father Saul is trying to kill you. So be careful tomorrow morning. Find a hiding place and stay in seclusion.
- 1 Sam 20:6 : 6 If your father happens to miss me, you should say,‘David urgently requested me to let him go to his city Bethlehem, for there is an annual sacrifice there for his entire family.’
- 1 Sam 20:19 : 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.
- 2 Kgs 4:23 : 23 He said,“Why do you want to go see him today? It is not the new moon or the Sabbath.” She said,“Everything’s fine.”
- Ps 55:12 : 12 Indeed, it is not an enemy who insults me, or else I could bear it; it is not one who hates me who arrogantly taunts me, or else I could hide from him.
- Ps 81:3 : 3 Sound the ram’s horn on the day of the new moon, and on the day of the full moon when our festival begins.
- Prov 22:3 : 3 A shrewd person saw danger and hid himself, but the naive passed on by and paid for it.
- John 8:59 : 59 Then they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus was hidden from them and went out from the temple area.
- Acts 17:14 : 14 Then the brothers sent Paul away to the coast at once, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.
- Col 2:16 : 16 Therefore do not let anyone judge you with respect to food or drink, or in the matter of a feast, new moon, or Sabbath days–
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- 1 Sam 20:16-194 verses88%
16 and called David’s enemies to account.” So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David.
17 Jonathan once again took an oath with David, because he loved him. In fact Jonathan loved him as much as he did his own life.
18 Jonathan said to him,“Tomorrow is the new moon, and you will be missed, for your seat will be empty.
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.
- 1 Sam 20:23-297 verses86%
23 With regard to the matter that you and I discussed, the LORD is the witness between us forever!”
24 So David hid in the field. When the new moon came, the king sat down to eat his meal.
25 The king sat down in his usual place by the wall, with Jonathan opposite him and Abner at his side. But David’s place was vacant.
26 However, Saul said nothing about it that day, for he thought,“Something has happened to make him ceremonially unclean. Yes, he must be unclean.”
27 But the next morning, the second day of the new moon, David’s place was still vacant. So Saul said to his son Jonathan,“Why has Jesse’s son not come to the meal yesterday or today?”
28 Jonathan replied to Saul,“David urgently requested that he be allowed to go to Bethlehem.
29 He said,‘Permit me to go, for we are having a family sacrifice in the city, and my brother urged me to be there. So now, if I have found favor with you, let me go to see my brothers.’ For that reason he has not come to the king’s table.”
- 1 Sam 20:8-136 verses79%
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?”
9 Jonathan said,“Far be it from you to suggest this! If I were at all aware that my father had decided to harm you, wouldn’t I tell you about it?”
10 David said to Jonathan,“Who will tell me if your father answers you harshly?”
11 Jonathan said to David,“Come on. Let’s go out to the field.”When the two of them had gone out into the field,
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.
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6 If your father happens to miss me, you should say,‘David urgently requested me to let him go to his city Bethlehem, for there is an annual sacrifice there for his entire family.’
- 1 Sam 19:1-44 verses75%
1 Saul Repeatedly Attempts to Take David’s Life Then Saul told his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. But Saul’s son Jonathan liked David very much.
2 So Jonathan told David,“My father Saul is trying to kill you. So be careful tomorrow morning. Find a hiding place and stay in seclusion.
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.”
4 So Jonathan spoke on David’s behalf to his father Saul. He said to him,“The king should not sin against his servant David, for he has not sinned against you. On the contrary, his actions have been very beneficial for you.
- 1 Sam 20:32-354 verses74%
32 Jonathan responded to his father Saul,“Why should he be put to death? What has he done?”
33 Then Saul threw his spear at Jonathan in order to strike him down. So Jonathan was convinced that his father had decided to kill David.
34 Jonathan got up from the table enraged. He did not eat any food on that second day of the new moon, for he was upset that his father had humiliated David.
35 The next morning Jonathan, along with a young servant, went out to the field to meet David.
- 1 Sam 20:1-44 verses73%
1 Jonathan Seeks to Protect David David fled from Naioth in Ramah. He came to Jonathan and asked,“What have I done? What is my offense? How have I sinned before your father? For he is seeking my life!”
2 Jonathan said to him,“By no means are you going to die! My father does nothing large or small without making me aware of it. Why would my father hide this matter from me? It just won’t happen!”
3 Taking an oath, David again said,“Your father is very much aware of the fact that I have found favor with you, and he has thought,‘Don’t let Jonathan know about this, or he will be upset.’ But as surely as the LORD lives and you live, there is about one step between me and death!”
4 Jonathan replied to David,“Tell me what I can do for you.”
- 1 Sam 23:16-183 verses72%
16 Then Jonathan son of Saul left and went to David at Horesh. He encouraged him through God.
17 He said to him,“Don’t be afraid! For the hand of my father Saul cannot find you. You will rule over Israel, and I will be your second in command. Even my father Saul realizes this.”
18 When the two of them had made a covenant before the LORD, David stayed on at Horesh, but Jonathan went to his house.
- 1 Sam 20:39-424 verses70%
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.”
41 When the servant had left, David got up from beside the mound, knelt with his face to the ground, and bowed three times. Then they kissed each other and they both wept, especially David.
42 Jonathan said to David,“Go in peace, for the two of us have sworn together in the name of the LORD saying,‘The LORD will be between me and you and between my descendants and your descendants forever.’”
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1 Then one day Jonathan son of Saul said to his armor bearer,“Come on, let’s go over to the Philistine garrison that is opposite us.” But he did not let his father know.
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35 Then all the people came and encouraged David to eat food while it was still day. But David took an oath saying,“God will punish me severely if I taste bread or anything whatsoever before the sun sets!”
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7 Then Jonathan called David and told him all these things. Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he served him as he had done formerly.
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8 Jonathan replied,“All right! We’ll go over to these men and fight them.
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20 It seems like you arrived just yesterday. Today should I make you wander around by going with us? I go where I must go. But as for you, go back and take your men with you. May genuine loyal love protect you!”
- 1 Sam 21:1-22 verses67%
1 David Goes to Nob(21:1) Then David got up and left, while Jonathan went back to the city.(21:2) David went to Ahimelech the priest in Nob. Ahimelech was shaking with fear when he met David, and said to him,“Why are you by yourself with no one accompanying you?”
2 David replied to Ahimelech the priest,“The king instructed me to do something, but he said to me,‘Don’t let anyone know the reason I am sending you or the instructions I have given you.’ I have told my soldiers to wait at a certain place.
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1 David Aligns Himself with the Philistines David thought to himself,“One of these days I’m going to be swept away by the hand of Saul! There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will despair of searching for me through all the territory of Israel and I will escape from his hand.”
- 1 Sam 18:1-22 verses66%
1 Saul Comes to Fear David When David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan and David became bound together in close friendship. Jonathan loved David as much as he did his own life.
2 Saul retained David on that day and did not allow him to return to his father’s house.
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12 So David said to Uriah,“Stay here another day. Tomorrow I will send you back.” So Uriah stayed in Jerusalem both that day and the following one.
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10 So on that day David arose and fled from Saul. He went to King Achish of Gath.
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7 David said to him,“Don’t be afraid, because I will certainly extend kindness to you for the sake of Jonathan your father. I will give back to you all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will be a regular guest at my table.”