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never cut off your faithful love from my house, even if the Lord were to cut off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth."
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Thus Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, "May the Lord seek out the enemies of David."
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Jonathan made David swear again by his love for him; for he loved him as he loved his own life.
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Jonathan said to him, "Tomorrow is the new moon; you will be missed, because your place will be empty.
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On the day after tomorrow, you shall go a long way down; go to the place where you hid yourself earlier, and remain beside the stone there.
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I will shoot three arrows to the side of it, as though I shot at a mark.
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Then I will send the boy, saying, "Go, find the arrows.' If I say to the boy, "Look, the arrows are on this side of you, collect them,' then you are to come, for, as the Lord lives, it is safe for you and there is no danger.
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But if I say to the young man, "Look, the arrows are beyond you,' then go; for the Lord has sent you away.
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As for the matter about which you and I have spoken, the Lord is witness between you and me forever."
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So David hid himself in the field. When the new moon came, the king sat at the feast to eat.
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The king sat upon his seat, as at other times, upon the seat by the wall. Jonathan stood, while Abner sat by Saul's side; but David's place was empty.