1 Samuel 20:15–23

¹⁵You must never stop showing your kindness to my family, even when the Lord has destroyed all your enemies from the earth.”

¹⁶So Jonathan made an agreement with David. He said, “May the Lord hold David’s enemies responsible.” ¹⁷And Jonathan asked David to repeat his promise of love for him, because he loved David as much as he loved himself.

¹⁸Jonathan said to David, “Tomorrow is the New Moon festival. Your seat will be empty, so my father will miss you. ¹⁹On the third day go to the place where you hid when this trouble began. Wait by the rock Ezel. ²⁰On the third day I will shoot three arrows to the side of the rock as if I am shooting at a target. ²¹Then I will send a boy to find the arrows. If I say to him, ‘The arrows are near you; bring them here,’ you may come out of hiding. You are safe. As the Lord lives, there is no danger. ²²But if I say to the boy, ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you,’ you must go, because the Lord is sending you away. ²³Remember what we talked about. The Lord is a witness between you and me forever.”