28. And Jonathan answered, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem.
29. He said, Let me go, I pray, for our family holds a sacrifice in the city and my brother commanded me to be there. Now, if I have found favor in your eyes, let me get away and see my brothers. That is why he has not come to the king's table.
30. Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan and he said to him, You son of a perverse, rebellious woman, do not I know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the shame of your mother who bore you?
31. For as long as the son of Jesse lives upon the earth, you shall not be established nor shall your kingdom. So now send and bring him to me, for he shall surely die.
32. Jonathan answered Saul his father, Why should he be killed? What has he done?
33. But Saul cast his spear at him to smite him, by which Jonathan knew that his father had determined to kill David.
34. So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and ate no food that second day of the month, for he grieved for David because his father had disgraced him.
35. In the morning Jonathan went out into the field at the time appointed with David, and a little lad was with him.
36. And he said to his lad, Run, find the arrows which I shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him.
37. When the lad came to the place where Jonathan had shot the arrow, Jonathan called to [him], Is not the arrow beyond you?
38. And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not! The lad gathered up the arrow and came to his master.
39. But the lad knew nothing; only Jonathan and David knew the matter.
40. Jonathan gave his weapons to his lad and told him, Go, carry them to the city.
41. And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose from beside the heap of stones and fell on his face to the ground and bowed himself three times. And they kissed one another and wept with one another until David got control of himself.