1 Samuel 20:20-22

New Century Version

²⁰ On the third day I will shoot three arrows to the side of the rock as if I am shooting at a target. ²¹ Then I will send a boy to find the arrows. If I say to him, ‘The arrows are near you; bring them here,’ you may come out of hiding. You are safe. As the Lord lives, there is no danger. ²² But if I say to the boy, ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you,’ you must go, because the Lord is sending you away.