Kings I 20:19

19 And thou shalt stay three days, and watch an opportunity, and shalt come to thy place where thou mayest hide thyself in the day of thy business, and thou shalt wait by that ergab.

Kings I 20:19 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 20:19

So these young men of the princes of the provinces came out of
the city
First, as before observed, and marched forwards towards the Syrian camp:

and the army which followed them;
consisting of 7000 men.

Kings I 20:19 In-Context

17 And Jonathan swore yet again to David, because he loved the soul of him that loved him.

18 And Jonathan said, To-morrow the new moon, and thou wilt be enquired for, because thy seat will be observed as vacant.

19 And thou shalt stay three days, and watch an opportunity, and shalt come to thy place where thou mayest hide thyself in the day of thy business, and thou shalt wait by that ergab.

20 And I will shoot three arrows, aiming them at a mark.

21 And behold, I send a lad, saying, Go find me the arrow.

Footnotes

• [a] act thrice.
• [b] A corruption of the