1 Samuel 20:15–23

¹⁵don’t ever withdraw your faithful love from my household—not even when the Lord cuts off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth.” ^d16Then Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, ^esaying, “May the Lord hold David’s enemies accountable.” ^fg17Jonathan once again swore to David ^hin his love for him, because he loved him as he loved himself. ⁱ

¹⁸Then Jonathan said to him, “Tomorrow is the New Moon; ^jyou’ll be missed because your seat will be empty. ¹⁹The following day hurry down and go to the place where you hid on the day this incident began and stay beside the rock Ezel. ²⁰I will shoot three arrows beside it as if I’m aiming at a target. ²¹Then I will send the young man and say, ‘Go and find the arrows!’ Now, if I expressly say to the young man, ‘Look, the arrows are on this side of you—get them,’ then come, because as the Lord lives, it is safe for you and there is no problem. ²²But if I say this to the youth: ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you!’ ^kthen go, for the Lord is sending you away. ²³As for the matter you and I have spoken about, ^lthe Lord will be a witness ^mbetween you and me forever.” ⁿ