- Then I will send a boy and say, 'Go, find the arrows.' If I say to him, 'Look, the arrows are on this side of you; bring them here,' then come, because, as surely as the LORD lives, you are safe; there is no danger.
- But if I say to the boy, 'Look, the arrows are beyond you,' then you must go, because the LORD has sent you away.
- And about the matter you and I discussed--remember, the LORD is witness between you and me forever."
- So David hid in the field, and when the New Moon festival came, the king sat down to eat.
- He sat in his customary place by the wall, opposite Jonathan, and Abner sat next to Saul, but David's place was empty.
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- "And behold, I will send the lad, saying, 'Go, find the arrows.' If I specifically say to the lad, 'Behold, the arrows are on this side of you, get them,' then come; for there is safety for you and no harm, as the LORD lives.
- "But if I say to the youth, 'Behold, the arrows are beyond you,' go, for the LORD has sent you away.
- "As for the agreement of which you and I have spoken, behold, the LORD is between you and me forever."
- So David hid in the field; and when the new moon came, the king sat down to eat food.
- The king sat on his seat as usual, the seat by the wall; then Jonathan rose up and Abner sat down by Saul's side, but David's place was empty.
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