1 Samuel 23:17-19

Jubilee Bible 2000

¹⁷ And he said unto him, Do not fear, for the hand of Saul, my father, shall not find thee, and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and even my father knows this.

¹⁸ And the two made a covenant before the LORD, and David abode in the woods, and Jonathan returned to his house.

¹⁹ ¶ Then those of Ziph came to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Does not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the woods in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the right hand side of the wilderness?