> 1 Samuel, Chapter 19 > > 19:1 And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, > that they should kill David. > > [That they should kill David.] Nothing less than the special > interposition of God could have saved David's life, when every officer > about the king's person, and every soldier, had gotten positive orders > to do away with him. > > 2 But Jonathan Saul's son delighted much in David: and Jonathan > told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now > therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning, and > abide in a secret place, and hide thyself: > > [Take heed to thyself until the morning] Perhaps the order was given > to kill him the next day; and therefore Jonathan warned him to be > particularly on his guard at that time, and to hide himself. > > 3 And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field ...