Brenton's Septuagint (LXX) - Holy Name KJV

 20:1 ¶ And David fled from Navath in Ramah{gr.Rama}, and comes into the presence of Jonathan; and he said, What have I done, and what [is] my fault, and wherein have I sinned before thy father, that he seeks my life?

 20:1 ¶ And Davidº fledºº from Naiothºº in Ramah,º and cameºº and saidºº beforeº Jonathan,º Whatº have I done?ºº whatº [is] mine iniquity?º and whatº [is] my sinº beforeº thy father,º thatº he seekethººº my life?º

 20:2 And Jonathan said to him, Far be it from thee: thou shalt not die: behold, my father will not do any thing great or small without discovering it to me; and why should my father hide this matter from me? This thing is not [so].

 20:2 And he saidºº unto him, God forbid;º thou shalt notº die:ºº behold,º my fatherº will doºººº nothingºº either greatº orº small,º but that he will shewºººº itº me:º and whyº should my fatherº hideººº thisº thingº fromº me? itº [is] notº [so].

 20:3 And David answered Jonathan, and said, Thy father knows surely that I have found grace in thy sight, and he said, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he refuse his consent: but [as] the Lord lives and thy soul lives, as I said, [the space] is filled up between me and death.

 20:3 And Davidº swareºº moreover,º and said,ºº Thy fatherº certainlyºº knowethºº thatº I have foundºº graceº in thine eyes;º and he saith,ºº Let notº Jonathanº knowºº this,º lestº he be grieved:ºº but trulyº [as] Yahwehº liveth,º and [as] thy soulº liveth,º [thereº is] but a stepº betweenº me and death.º

 20:4 And Jonathan said to David, What does thy soul desire, and what shall I do for thee.

 20:4 Then saidºº Jonathanº untoº David,º Whatsoeverº thy soulº desireth,ºº I will even doºº [it] for thee.

 20:5 And David said to Jonathan, Behold, to-morrow [is] the new moon, and I shall not on any account sit down to eat, but thou shalt let me go, and I will hide in the plain till the evening.

 20:5 And Davidº saidºº untoº Jonathan,º Behold,º to morrowº [is] the new moon,º and Iº should not failºº to sitºº withº the kingº at meat:ºº but let me go,ºº that I may hideºº myselfº in the fieldº untoº the thirdº [day] at even.º

 20:6 And if thy father do in anywise enquire for me, then shalt thou say, David earnestly asked leave of me to run to Bethlehem{gr.Bethleem} his city, for [there is] there, a yearly sacrifice for all the family.

 20:6 Ifº thy fatherº at allºº missºº me, then say,ºº Davidº earnestlyºº askedºº [leave] ofº me that he might runºº to Bethlehemº his city:º forº [there is] a yearlyº sacrificeº thereº for allº the family.º

 20:7 If he shall say thus, Well,-- [all is] safe for thy servant: but if he shall answer harshly to thee, know that evil is determined by him.

 20:7 Ifº he sayºº thus,º [It is] well;º thy servantº shall have peace:º but ifº he be veryºº wroth,ºº [then] be sureºº thatº evilº is determinedºº byºº him.

 20:8 And thou shalt deal mercifully with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the Lord with thyself: and if there is iniquity in thy servant, slay me thyself; but why dost thou thus bring me to thy father?

 20:8 Therefore thou shalt dealºº kindlyº withº thy servant;º forº thou hast broughtººº thy servantº into a covenantº of Yahwehº withº thee: notwithstanding, ifº there beº in me iniquity,º slayºº me thyself;º forº whyº shouldest thou bringºº me to thy father?º

 20:9 And Jonathan said, That be far from thee: for if I surely know that evil is determined by my father to come upon thee, although it should not be against thy cities, I will tell thee.

 20:9 And Jonathanº said,ºº Far be itº from thee:º forº ifº I knewºº certainlyºº thatº evilº were determinedºº byºº my fatherº to comeºº uponº thee, then would notº I tellºº it thee?

 20:10 And David said to Jonathan, Who can tell me if thy father should answer roughly?

 20:10 Then saidºº Davidº toº Jonathan,º Whoº shall tellºº me? orº whatº [if] thy fatherº answerºº thee roughly?º

 20:11 ¶ And Jonathan said to David, Go, and abide in the field. And they went out both into the field.

 20:11 ¶ And Jonathanº saidºº untoº David,º Come,ººº and let us go outºº into the field.º And they went outºº bothº of them into the field.º

 20:12 And Jonathan said to David, the Lord God of Israel knows that I will sound my father as I have an opportunity, three several times, and, behold, [if good] should be determined concerning David, and I do not send to thee to the field,

 20:12 And Jonathanº saidºº untoº David,º O Yahwehº Elohimº of Israel,º whenº I have soundedººº my fatherº about to morrowº any time,º [or] the thirdº [day], and, behold,º [if there be] goodººº towardº David,º and I thenº sendºº notº untoº thee, and shewººº it thee;ººº

 20:13 God do so to Jonathan and more also: as I shall [also] report the evil to thee, and make it known to thee, and I will let thee go; and thou shalt depart in peace, and the Lord shall be with thee, as he was with my father.

 20:13 Yahwehº doºº soº and muchº moreºº to Jonathan:º but ifº it pleaseººº my fatherº [to do] theeº evil,º then I will shewººº it thee,ººº and send thee away,ºº that thou mayest goºº in peace:º and Yahwehº beº withº thee, asº he hath beenº withº my father.º

 20:14 And if indeed I continue to live, then shalt thou deal mercifully with me; and if I indeed die,

 20:14 And thou shalt notº only whileº yetºº I liveº shewººº me the kindnessº of Yahweh,º that I dieºº not:º

 20:15 thou shalt not withdraw thy mercy from my house for ever: and if thou doest not, when the Lord cuts off the enemies of David each from the face of the earth,

 20:15 But [also] thou shalt notº cut offººº thy kindnessº fromºº my houseº forº ever:ºº no, notº when Yahwehº hath cut offººº the enemiesºº of Davidº every oneº from the faceººº of the earth.º

 20:16 [should it happen] that the name of Jonathan be discovered by the house of David, then let the Lord seek out the enemies of David.

 20:16 So Jonathanº madeºº [a covenant] withº the houseº of David,º [saying], Let Yahwehº even requireºº [it] at the handºº of David'sº enemies.ºº

 20:17 And Jonathan swore yet again to David, because he loved the soul of him that loved him.

 20:17 And Jonathanº causedº Davidº to swearºº again,ºº because he lovedº him: forº he lovedºº him as he lovedº his own soul.º

 20:18 And Jonathan said, To-morrow [is] the new moon, and thou wilt be enquired for, because thy seat will be observed as vacant.

 20:18 Then Jonathanº saidºº to David,º To morrowº [is] the new moon:º and thou shalt be missed,ºº becauseº thy seatº will be empty.ºº

 20:19 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.

 20:19 And [when] thou hast stayed three days,ºº [then] thou shalt go downºº quickly,º and comeºº toº the placeº whereº thou didst hideºº thyselfº whenºº the businessº was [in hand], and shalt remainºº byº the stoneº Ezel.º

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

 20:20 And Iº will shootºº threeº arrowsº on the sideº [thereof], as though I shotºº at a mark.º

 20:21 And behold, I [will] send a lad, saying, Go find me the arrow.

 20:21 And, behold,º I will sendººº a lad,º [saying], Go,ººº find outººº the arrows.º Ifº I expresslyºº sayºº unto the lad,º Behold,º the arrowsº [are] on this sideºº of thee, takeºº them; then comeºº thou: forº [there is] peaceº to thee, and noº hurt;º [as] Yahwehº liveth.º

 20:22 If I should expressly say to the lad, The arrow [is] here, and on this side of thee, take it; [then] come, for it is well with thee, and there is no reason [for fear, as] the Lord lives: [but] if I should say thus to the young man, The arrow [is] on that side of thee, and beyond; go, for the Lord hath sent thee away.

 20:22 But ifº I sayºº thusº unto the young man,º Behold,º the arrowsº [are] beyondºº thee; go thy way:ººº forº Yahwehº hath sent thee away.ºº

 20:23 And as for the word which thou and I have spoken, behold, the Lord [is] witness between me and thee for ever.

 20:23 And [as touching] the matterº whichº thouº and Iº have spokenºº of, behold,º Yahwehº [be] betweenº thee and me forº ever.ºº

 20:24 ¶ So David hides himself in the field, and the [new] month arrives, and the king comes to the table to eat.

 20:24 ¶ So Davidº hidºº himselfº in the field:º and when the new moonº was come,º the kingº sat him downºº to eatºº meat.º

 20:25 And he sat upon his seat as in former times, even on his seat by the wall, and he went before Jonathan; and Abner{gr.Abenner} sat on one side of Saul, and the place of David was empty.

 20:25 And the kingº satºº uponº his seat,º as at other times,º [even] uponº a seatº by the wall:º and Jonathanº arose,ºº and Abnerº satºº by Saul'sº side,ºº and David'sº placeº was empty.ºº

 20:26 And Saul said nothing on that day, for he said, It seems to have fallen out that he is not clean, because he has not purified himself.

 20:26 Nevertheless Saulº spakeºº notº any thingº thatº day:º forº he thought,ºº Something hath befallenº him, heº [is] notº clean;º surelyº he [is] notº clean.º

 20:27 And it came to pass on the morrow, on the second day of the month, that the place of David was empty; and Saul said to Jonathan his son, Why has not the son of Jesse{gr.Jessae} attended both yesterday and today at the table?

 20:27 And it came to passº on the morrow,ºº [which was] the secondº [day] of the month,º that David'sº placeº was empty:ºº and Saulº saidºº untoº Jonathanº his son,º Whereforeº comethºº notº the sonº of Jesseº toº meat,º neitherº yesterday,º norº to day?º

 20:28 And Jonathan answered Saul, and said to him, David asked leave of me to go as far as Bethlehem{gr.Bethleem} his city;

 20:28 And Jonathanº answeredººº Saul,º Davidº earnestlyºº askedºº [leave] ofºº meº [to go] toº Bethlehem:º

 20:29 and he said, Let me go, I pray thee, for we have a family sacrifice in the city, and my brethren have sent for me; and now, if I have found grace in thine eyes, I will even go over and see my brethren: therefore he is not present at the table of the king.

 20:29 And he said,ºº Let me go,ºº I pray thee;º forº our familyº hath a sacrificeº in the city;º and my brother,º heº hath commandedºº me [to be there]: and now,º ifº I have foundºº favourº in thine eyes,º let me get away,ºº I pray thee,º and seeººº my brethren.º Thereforeºº he comethºº notº untoº the king'sº table.º

 20:30 And Saul was exceedingly angry with Jonathan, and said to him, Thou son of traitorous damsels! for do I not know that thou art an accomplice with the son of Jesse{gr.Jessae} to thy same, and to the shame of thy mother's nakedness?

 20:30 Then Saul'sº angerº was kindledºº against Jonathan,º and he saidºº unto him, Thou sonº of the perverseºº rebelliousº [woman], do notº I knowºº thatº thouº hast chosenºº the sonº of Jesseº to thine own confusion,º and unto the confusionº of thy mother'sº nakedness?º

 20:31 For so long as the son of Jesse{gr.Jessae} lives upon the earth, thy kingdom shall not be established: now then send and take the young man, for he shall surely die.

 20:31 Forº as longºº asºº the sonº of Jesseº livethººº uponº the ground,º thouº shalt notº be established,ºº nor thy kingdom.º Wherefore nowº sendºº and fetchººº him untoº me, forº heº shall surely die.ºº

 20:32 And Jonathan answered Saul, Why is he to die? What has he done?

 20:32 And Jonathanº answeredººº Saulº his father,º and saidºº untoº him, Whereforeº shall he be slain?ºº whatº hath he done?ºº

 20:33 And Saul lifted up his spear against Jonathan to slay him: so Jonathan knew that this evil was determined on by his father to slay David.

 20:33 And Saulº castººº a javelinº atº him to smiteºº him: whereby Jonathanº knewºº thatº itº was determinedºº ofºº his fatherº to slayººº David.º

 20:34 And Jonathan sprang up from the table in great anger, and did not eat bread on the second [day] of the month, for he grieved bitterly for David, because his father determined [on mischief] against him.

 20:34 So Jonathanº aroseºº fromºº the tableº in fierceº anger,º and did eatºº noº meatº the secondº dayº of the month:º forº he was grievedºº forº David,º becauseº his fatherº had done him shame.ºº

 20:35 ¶ And morning came, and Jonathan went out to the field, as he appointed [to do] for a signal to David, and a little boy [was] with him.

 20:35 ¶ And it came to passº in the morning,º that Jonathanº went outºº into the fieldº at the time appointedº with David,º and a littleº ladº withº him.

 20:36 And he said to the boy, Run, find me the arrows which I shoot: and the boy ran, and [Jonathan] shot an arrow, and sent it beyond [him].

 20:36 And he saidºº unto his lad,º Run,ºº find outºº nowºº the arrowsº whichº Iº shoot.ºº [And] as the ladº ran,ºº heº shotºº an arrowº beyondºº him.

 20:37 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 [is] on that side of thee and beyond thee.

 20:37 And when the ladº was comeºº toº the placeº of the arrowº whichº Jonathanº had shot,ºº Jonathanº criedºº afterº the lad,º and said,ºº [Is] notº the arrowº beyondºº thee?

 20:38 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.

 20:38 And Jonathanº criedºº afterº the lad,º Make speed,ºº haste,ººº stayºº not.º And Jonathan'sº ladº gathered upººº the arrows,ººº and cameºº toº his adon.º

 20:39 And the boy knew nothing, only Jonathan and David [knew].

 20:39 But the ladº knewºº notº any thing:º onlyº Jonathanº and Davidº knewººº the matter.º

 20:40 And Jonathan gave his weapons to his boy, and said to his boy, Go, enter into the city.

 20:40 And Jonathanº gaveººº his artilleryº untoº hisº lad,º and saidºº unto him, Go,ººº carryºº [them] to the city.º

 20:41 ¶ And when the lad went in, then David arose from the argab, and fell upon his face, and did obeisance to him three times, and they kissed each other, and wept for each other, for a great while.

 20:41 ¶ [And] as soon as the ladº was gone,ºº Davidº aroseºº out of [a place] towardºº the south,º and fellºº on his faceº to the ground,º and bowedºº himselfº threeº times:º and they kissedºº oneºº another,º and weptºº oneº withº another,º untilº Davidº exceeded.ºº

 20:42 And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, and as we have both sworn in the name of the Lord, saying, The Lord shall be witness between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed for ever-- [even so let it be]. And David arose and departed, and Jonathan went into the city.

 20:42 And Jonathanº saidºº to David,º Goººº in peace,º forasmuch asº we have swornºº bothº of usº in the nameº of Yahweh,º saying,ºº Yahwehº beº betweenº me and thee, and betweenº my seedº and thy seedº forº ever.ºº And he aroseºº and departed:ººº and Jonathanº wentºº into the city.º