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1 Samuel 20:19

17 And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul.

18 Then Jonathan said to David, To morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.

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.

20 And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.

21 And, 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; as the LORD liveth.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
When you have stayed three days, hurry down to the place you hid on the day this trouble began, and remain beside the stone Ezel.
KJV
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.
WEB
When you have stayed three days, go down quickly and come to the place where you hid yourself when this started, and remain by the stone Ezel.
ASV
And when thou hast stayed three days, 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.
DARBY
but on the third day thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself on the day of the business, and abide by the stone Ezel.
BLB
And on the third day quickly go down, and come to the place where you hid yourself there on the day of the deed, and remain by the stone of Ezel.
ÅB
Men gå iovermorgen skyndsomt ned til det sted hvor du holdt deg skjult den dag ugjerningen skulle vært utført[^2], og sett deg ved Ezelsteinen.
OTB
Når du har blitt der i tre dager, skal du gå raskt ned og komme til stedet hvor du gjemte deg den begivenhetsrike dagen, og du skal bli ved steinen Esel.
B1930
Men gå iovermorgen skyndsomt ned til det sted hvor du holdt dig skjult den dag ugjerningen skulde vært utført, og sett dig ved Ezelstenen. / < 1SA 19, 2. 3.>

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Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 19:2

    But Jonathan Saul’s son delighted much in David: and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself:

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  • 1 Samuel 20:5

    And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to morrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field unto the third day at even.

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