9 And Jonathan H3083 said, H559 Far be it from thee: H2486 for if I knew H3045 certainly H3045 that evil H7451 were determined H3615 by my father H1 to come H935 upon thee, then would not I tell H5046 it thee?
But Jonathan H3083 Saul's H7586 son H1121 delighted H2654 much H3966 in David: H1732 and Jonathan H3083 told H5046 David, H1732 saying, H559 Saul H7586 my father H1 seeketh H1245 to kill H4191 thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed H8104 to thyself until the morning, H1242 and abide H3427 in a secret H5643 place, and hide H2244 thyself:
And Jonathan H3083 cried H7121 after H310 the lad, H5288 Make speed, H4120 haste, H2363 stay H5975 not. And Jonathan's H3083 lad H5288 gathered up H3950 the arrows, H2671 H2678 and came H935 to his master. H113
And Jonathan H3083 said H559 to David, H1732 Go H3212 in peace, H7965 forasmuch as we have sworn H7650 both H8147 of us in the name H8034 of the LORD, H3068 saying, H559 The LORD H3068 be between me and thee, and between my seed H2233 and thy seed H2233 for H5704 ever. H5769 And he arose H6965 and departed: H3212 and Jonathan H3083 went H935 into the city. H5892
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Commentary on 1 Samuel 20 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 20
David, having several times narrowly escaped Saul's fury, begins to consider at last whether it may not be necessary for him to retire into the country and to take up arms in his own defence. But he will not do so daring a thing without consulting his faithful friend Jonathan; how he did this, and what passed between them, we have an account in this chapter, where we have as surprising instances of supernatural love as we had in the chapter before of unnatural hatred.
1Sa 20:1-8
Here,
1Sa 20:9-23
Here,
1Sa 20:24-34
Jonathan is here effectually convinced of that which he was so loth to believe, that his father had an implacable enmity to David, and would certainly be the death of him if it were in his power; and he had like to have paid very dearly himself for the conviction.
1Sa 20:35-42
Here is,