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40 Then Jonathan gave his bow and arrows to the boy and told him to take them back to the city.

41 As soon as he was gone, David came out from where he had been hiding near the south edge of the field. Both of them were crying as they said good-bye, especially David.[a] 42 At last Jonathan said to David, “Cheer up, for we have entrusted each other and each other’s children into God’s hands forever.” So they parted, David going away and Jonathan returning to the city.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 20:41 Both of them were crying . . . especially David, literally, “David . . . bowed himself three times and they kissed each other and wept until David exceeded.”

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