In the morning Jonathan went out to the field for the appointment with David, and a small boy was with him.
Parallel translations
- WEB In the morning, Jonathan went out into the field at the time appointed with David, and a little boy with him.
- KJV And it came to pass in the morning, that Jonathan went out into the field at the time appointed with David, and a little lad with him.
- NKJV And so it was, in the morning, that Jonathan went out into the field at the time appointed with David, and a little lad was with him.
- NASB Now it came about in the morning that Jonathan went out to the field at the time agreed upon with David, and a little boy was with him.
- NLT The next morning, as agreed, Jonathan went out into the field and took a young boy with him to gather his arrows.
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Quick answer
In the morning Jonathan goes out to the field at the appointed time with a young boy.
Overview
Jonathan keeps the prearranged meeting, bringing a boy to serve as cover for the arrow signal. He moves to deliver the verdict David awaits. The faithful execution of the plan shows Jonathan's reliability in keeping his covenant promise even at great personal cost.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- 2 Sam 20:5So Amasa went to summon Judah, but he took longer than the time allotted him.
- 1 Sam 20:19When you have stayed three days, hurry down to the place you hid on the day this trouble began, and remain beside the stone Ezel.
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