1 Samuel 20:38

38 And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste , stay not. And Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows * , and came to his master.

1 Samuel 20:38 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 20:38

And Jonathan cried after the lad, make speed, haste, stay
not
But bring the arrows to him directly, that he might dismiss him; for, observing that no man was passing by, he was desirous of embracing the opportunity for a few minutes to have an interview with David alone before he fled:

and Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows;
for though the textual reading is singular, the marginal is plural, to show, as Kimchi observes, that he cast three arrows, as he said he would, ( 1 Samuel 20:20 ) ;

and came to his master;
with them.

1 Samuel 20:38 In-Context

36 And he said unto his lad, Run , find out now the arrows which I shoot . And as the lad ran , he shot an arrow beyond him.

37 And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot , Jonathan cried after the lad, and said , Is not the arrow beyond thee?

38 And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste , stay not. And Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows , and came to his master.

39 But the lad knew not any thing: only Jonathan and David knew the matter.

40 And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad, and said unto him, Go , carry them to the city.