1 David ran from Ramah to Jonathan. David said, “What did I do? Why does your dad, the king, want to hurt me?” ♂️❓ 2 Jonathan said, “No! You will not die. My dad tells me things. He would tell me.” ♂️️ 3 David said, “Your dad knows you like me. He hid this from you. God knows. I may die soon.” ⚠️ 4 Jonathan said, “I will do what you need. Tell me.” ❤️ 5 David said, “Tomorrow is new moon day. I should eat with the king. Let me hide in the field until day 3.” ️ 6 David said, “If your dad asks, say, ‘David went to Bethlehem to see family and have a big meal.’” ️ 7 David said, “If he says, ‘Okay,’ I am safe. If he gets mad, danger is near.” ➡️✅ ➡️⚠️ 8 David said, “Please be kind. You and I made a promise with God. If I did bad, you stop me. Do not take me to your dad.” 9 Jonathan said, “No! If I knew bad was coming, I would tell you.” ♂️️ 10 David said, “Who will tell me if your dad is mean to you?” ❓️ 11 Jonathan said, “Come to the field.” They went to the field. ♂️♂️ 12 Jonathan said, “I will ask my dad by tomorrow or day 3. If he is kind to you, I will tell you.” ️ 13 Jonathan said, “If he wants to hurt you, I will tell you to run. God be with you.” ♂️⚠️ 14 Jonathan said, “If I live, please be kind to me.” ❤️ 15 Jonathan said, “Please be kind to my family too, always.” ♾️ 16 Jonathan made a promise with David’s family. 17 Jonathan had David promise again, for he loved him like himself. ❤️ 18 Jonathan said, “Tomorrow is new moon. You will be missed. Your seat will be empty.” ️ 19 Jonathan said, “On day 3, go to the place you hid before. Stay by the big rock named Ezel.” 20 Jonathan said, “I will shoot three arrows near the rock.” 21 Jonathan said, “If I say, ‘The arrows are close,’ then you can come. It is safe.” ➡️ 22 Jonathan said, “If I say, ‘The arrows are far,’ then run away.” ➡️♂️ 23 Jonathan said, “God sees our promise, you and me, always.” ♾️ 24 David hid in the field. The new moon came. The king sat to eat. ️ 25 The king sat by the wall. Jonathan sat there. Abner sat by the king. David’s seat was empty. 26 Saul said nothing that day. He thought, “Maybe David is not ready to eat today.” ️ 27 On day 2, David’s seat was still empty. Saul asked Jonathan, “Why did David not come to eat yesterday or today?” ❌❓ 28 Jonathan answered, “David asked me to go to Bethlehem.” ️ 29 Jonathan said, “He said, ‘Please let me go. My family has a big meal there.’ So he did not come to the king’s table.” ️ 30 Saul got very mad at Jonathan and said mean words. ️ 31 Saul said, “Bring David to me. He must die.” ➡️♂️⚔️ 32 Jonathan said, “Why? What did he do?” ❓ 33 Saul threw a spear at Jonathan. Then Jonathan knew Saul wanted to kill David. ️ 34 Jonathan left the table, very mad and sad. He did not eat. He was hurt for David, because his dad shamed David. ️❌ 35 In the morning, Jonathan went to the field to meet David. A young boy went with him. 36 Jonathan said to the boy, “Run and find the arrows I shoot.” The boy ran. Jonathan shot an arrow far. ♂️➡️ far 37 The boy went to the place of the arrow. Jonathan called, “Is the arrow not far from you?” 38 Jonathan called, “Hurry! Be quick! Do not stay!” The boy picked up the arrows and came back. ⏩♂️ 39 The boy did not know the plan. Only Jonathan and David knew. 40 Jonathan gave his bow and tools to the boy and said, “Take these to the city.” ️️ 41 The boy left. David came from the rock. David bowed three times. David and Jonathan hugged and cried a lot. ♂️♂️ 42 Jonathan said, “Go in peace. God is with you and me. We promise to care for each other and our kids, always.” Then David left. Jonathan went back to the city. ️♂️️