1 Samuel 20:15–23

¹⁵but also ^othou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever: no, not when the Lord hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth. ¹⁶So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, ^pLet the Lord even require it at the hand of David’s enemies. ¹⁷And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: ^qfor he loved him as he loved his own soul. ¹⁸Then Jonathan said to David, ^rTo morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty. ¹⁹And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to ^sthe place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel. ²⁰And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a ^tmark. ²¹And behold, I will send a lad, saying, Go, find out the arrows. If I expressly say unto the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee, take them; then come thou: for there is peace to thee, and no hurt; ^uas the Lord liveth. ²²But if I say thus unto the young man, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way: for the Lord hath sent thee away. ²³And as touching ^vthe matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the Lord be between thee and me for ever.