Kings I 20:36

36 And he said to the boy, Run, find me the arrows which I shoot: and the boy ran, and shot an arrow, and sent it beyond .

Kings I 20:36 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 20:36

Then said he unto him, because thou hast not obeyed the voice
of the Lord
In not smiting him; which, if he was a prophet, he must know how great an evil it was to disregard or disobey what was said by a prophet in his name; he must be inexcusable:

behold, as soon as thou art departed from me, a lion shall slay thee.
And as soon as he was departed from him, a lion found him, and slew
him;
which may seem severe, yet being an act of disobedience to the command of God, by a prophet of his, was punishable with death.

Kings I 20:36 In-Context

34 And Jonathan sprang up from the table in great anger, and did not eat bread on the second of the month, for he grieved bitterly for David, because his father determined against him.

35 And morning came, and Jonathan went out to the field, as he appointed for a signal to David, and a little boy with him.

36 And he said to the boy, Run, find me the arrows which I shoot: and the boy ran, and shot an arrow, and sent it beyond .

37 And the boy came to the place where the arrow was which Jonathan shot; and Jonathan cried out after the lad, and said, The arrow on that side of thee and beyond thee.

38 And Jonathan cried out after his boy, saying, Make all speed, and stay not. And Jonathan's boy gathered up the arrows, and brought the arrows to his master.