Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan

of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;

<t /><p class="bodytext">When David<n id="1" /> had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan and David became bound together in close friendship.<n id="2" /> Jonathan loved David as much as he did his own life.<n id="3" />

When the servant came to the place where Jonathan had shot the arrow, Jonathan called out to<n id="1" /> the servant, &#8220;Isn&#8217;t the arrow further beyond you?&#8221;

Jonathan called out to the servant, &#8220;Hurry! Go faster! Don&#8217;t delay!&#8221; Jonathan&#8217;s servant retrieved the arrow and came back to his master.

Jonathan made a covenant with David, for he loved him as much as he did his own life.<n id="1" />

Then Jonathan called David and told him all these things. Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he served him as he had done formerly.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="bodytext">Jonathan replied, &#8220;All right!<n id="1" /> We&#8217;ll go over to these men and fight them.

<p class="bodytext">Saul accepted Jonathan&#8217;s advice<n id="1" /> and took an oath, &#8220;As surely as the <sc>Lordsc> lives, he will not be put to death.&#8221;

Jonathan replied to David, &#8220;Tell me what I can do for you.&#8221;<n id="1" />p>

David said to Jonathan, &#8220;Who will tell me if your father answers you harshly?&#8221;

Jonathan said to David, &#8220;Come on. Let&#8217;s go out to the field.&#8221;p> <p class="bodytext">When the two of them had gone out into the field,

and called David&#8217;s enemies to account.&#8221; So Jonathan made a covenant<n id="1" /> with the house of David.<n id="2" />

Jonathan once again took an oath with David, because he loved him. In fact Jonathan loved him as much as he did his own life.<n id="1" />

Jonathan said to him, &#8220;Tomorrow is the new moon, and you will be missed, for your seat will be empty.

<p class="bodytext">Jonathan replied to Saul, &#8220;David urgently requested that he be allowed to go to Bethlehem.

<p class="bodytext">Jonathan responded to his father Saul, &#8220;Why should he be put to death? What has he done?&#8221;

<p class="bodytext">The next morning Jonathan, along with a young servant, went out to the field to meet David.

(Now the servant did not understand any of this. Only Jonathan and David knew what was going on.)<n id="1" />

<p class="bodytext">Then Jonathan son of Saul left and went to David at Horesh. He encouraged him<n id="1" /> through God.