1 Samuel 20:19

and, when thou hast tarried three days, thou shalt come down quickly and enter the place, where thou didst hide thyself on the day of the deed, and shall remain by the side of this mound.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.

In Context

18Then said Jonathan unto him—To-morrow, is the new moon, and thou wilt be missed, for thy seat will be empty;

20And, as for me—three arrows to the side, will I shoot,—as though I shot at a mark.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 19:1Then spake Saul unto Jonathan his son, and unto all his servants, that they should put David to death;

1 Samuel 20:5And David said unto Jonathan—Lo! the new moon, is to-morrow, and, I, must not sit with the king, to eat,—let me go then, and hide myself in the field, until the evening.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 20:10-24

Jonathan's Covenant with David. ( b. c. 1058.) 9 And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee: for if I knew certainly that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee? 10 Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly? 11 And Jonathan said unto David, Come, and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field. 12 And Jonathan said unto David, O Lord God of Israel, when I have sounded my father about to morrow… Read the whole commentary →

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