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and remain by the stone Ezel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />When you have stayed for three days, you shall go down quickly and come to the place where you hid yourself on that eventful day, and you shall remain beside the stone Ezel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/20.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220When you have stayed for three days, you shall go down quickly and come to the place where you hid yourself on that eventful day, and you shall remain by the stone Ezel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“When you have stayed for three days, you shall go down quickly and come to the place where you hid yourself on that eventful day, and you shall remain by the stone Ezel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_samuel/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />When you have stayed for three days, you shall go down quickly and come to the place where you hid yourself on that eventful day, and you shall remain by the stone Ezel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_samuel/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />When you have stayed for three days, you shall go down quickly and come to the place where you hid yourself on that eventful day [when my father tried to kill you], and shall stay by the stone Ezel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_samuel/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The following day hurry down and go to the place where you hid on the day this incident began and stay beside the rock Ezel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The following day hurry down and go to the place where you hid on the day this incident began and stay beside the rock Ezel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_samuel/20.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And when thou hast stayed three days, thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_samuel/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />By the day after tomorrow, everyone will think you've been gone a long time. Then go to the place where you hid before and stay beside Going-Away Rock. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_samuel/20.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And when thou hast stayed three days, thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_samuel/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The day after tomorrow you will be missed even more. So go to the place where you hid on that other occasion, and stay by the rock. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_samuel/20.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The day after tomorrow your absence will be noticed even more; so go to the place where you hid yourself the other time, and hide behind the pile of stones there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_samuel/20.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />On the third day go down quickly and come to the place where you hid earlier. Remain beside the rock at Ezel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_samuel/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When you have stayed three days, hurry down to the place you hid on the day this trouble began, and remain beside the stone Ezel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_samuel/20.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />On the third day you should go down quickly and come to the place where you hid yourself the day this all started. Stay near the stone Ezel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_samuel/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />On the third day you should go down quickly, and come to the place where you hid yourself when this started, and stay by that mound.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_samuel/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_samuel/20.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When you have stayed three days, go down quickly and come to the place where you hid yourself when this started, and remain by the stone Ezel. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and on the third day you certainly come down, and have come to the place where you were hidden in the day of the work, and have remained near the stone of Ezel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_samuel/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and on the third day thou dost certainly come down, and hast come in unto the place where thou wast hidden in the day of the work, and hast remained near the stone Ezel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_samuel/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the third day thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide there in the day of the work, and thou shalt sit by the stone of rolling:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_samuel/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For thy seat will be empty till after to morrow. So thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place, where thou must be hid on the day when it is lawful to work, and thou shalt remain beside the stone, which is called Ezel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For your seat will be empty until the day after tomorrow. Therefore, you shall descend quickly, and you shall go to the place where you are to be hidden, on a day when it is lawful to work, and you shall remain beside the stone that is called Ezel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_samuel/20.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />On the third day you will be missed all the more. Go to the spot where you hid on the other occasion and wait near the mound there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />On the day after tomorrow, you shall go a long way down; go to the place where you hid yourself earlier, and remain beside the stone there.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And when at the third hour you will be wanted very much, then you shall come tomorrow to the place where you hid yourself, and you shall sit down beside the same stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And at the third hour you are greatly needed and you shall come tomorrow to the place where you hid and sit on the side of this stone<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_samuel/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And in the third day thou shalt hide thyself well, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself in the day of work, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_samuel/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt stay three days, and watch an opportunity, and shalt come to thy place where thou mayest hide thyself in the day of thy business, and thou shalt wait by that ergab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_samuel/20-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=6008" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/20.htm">Jonathan and David Renew Their Covenant</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>Then Jonathan said to David, “Tomorrow is the New Moon, and you will be missed if your seat is empty. <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8027.htm" title="8027: wə·šil·laš·tā (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-2ms) -- A primitive root perhaps originally to intensify, i.e. Treble; but apparently used only as denominative from shalowsh, to be triplicate.">When you have stayed three days,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3966.htm" title="3966: mə·’ōḏ (Adv) -- Muchness, force, abundance. From the same as 'uwd; properly, vehemence, i.e. vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc.">hurry</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: tê·rêḏ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To come or go down, descend. ">down</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ū·ḇā·ṯā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come."></a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: ham·mā·qō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">the place</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5641.htm" title="5641: nis·tar·tā (V-Nifal-Perf-2ms) -- To hide, conceal. A primitive root; to hide, literally or figuratively.">you hid</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bə·yō·wm (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">on the day</a> <a href="/hebrew/4639.htm" title="4639: ham·ma·‘ă·śeh (Art:: N-ms) -- A deed, work. From asah; an action; generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product or property.">this trouble began,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: wə·yā·šaḇ·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">and remain</a> <a href="/hebrew/681.htm" title="681: ’ê·ṣel (Prep) -- A joining together, proximity. From 'atsal; a side; near.">beside</a> <a href="/hebrew/68.htm" title="68: hā·’e·ḇen (Art:: N-fsc) -- A stone. From the root of banah through the meaning to build; a stone.">the stone</a> <a href="/hebrew/237.htm" title="237: hā·’ā·zel (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- A memorial stone in Pal. From 'azal; departure; Ezel, a memorial stone in Palestine.">Ezel.</a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>I will shoot three arrows to the side of it, as if I were aiming at a target.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/31-49.htm">Genesis 31:49</a></span><br />It was also called Mizpah, because Laban said, “May the LORD keep watch between you and me when we are absent from each other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/4-29.htm">2 Kings 4:29</a></span><br />So Elisha said to Gehazi, “Tie up your garment, take my staff in your hand, and go! If you meet anyone, do not greet him, and if anyone greets you, do not answer him. Then lay my staff on the boy’s face.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/4-38.htm">2 Kings 4:38</a></span><br />When Elisha returned to Gilgal, there was a famine in the land. As the sons of the prophets were sitting at his feet, he said to his attendant, “Put on the large pot and boil some stew for the sons of the prophets.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/6-1.htm">2 Kings 6:1-2</a></span><br />Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “Please take note that the place where we meet with you is too small for us. / Please let us go to the Jordan, where each of us can get a log so we can build ourselves a place to live there.” “Go,” said Elisha.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/6-32.htm">2 Kings 6:32-33</a></span><br />Now Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. The king sent a messenger ahead, but before he arrived, Elisha said to the elders, “Do you see how this murderer has sent someone to cut off my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door to keep him out. Is not the sound of his master’s footsteps behind him?” / While Elisha was still speaking with them, the messenger came down to him. And the king said, “This calamity is from the LORD. Why should I wait for the LORD any longer?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/7-3.htm">2 Kings 7:3</a></span><br />Now there were four men with leprosy at the entrance of the city gate, and they said to one another, “Why just sit here until we die?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-1.htm">2 Kings 9:1</a></span><br />Now Elisha the prophet summoned one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, “Tuck your cloak under your belt, take this flask of oil, and go to Ramoth-gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-6.htm">2 Kings 9:6</a></span><br />So Jehu got up and went into the house, where the young prophet poured the oil on his head and declared, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anoint you king over the LORD’s people Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/10-15.htm">2 Kings 10:15</a></span><br />When he left there, he found Jehonadab son of Rechab, who was coming to meet him. Jehu greeted him and asked, “Is your heart as true to mine as my heart is to yours?” “It is!” Jehonadab replied. “If it is,” said Jehu, “give me your hand.” So he gave him his hand, and Jehu helped him into his chariot,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/10-23.htm">2 Kings 10:23</a></span><br />Next, Jehu and Jehonadab son of Rechab entered the temple of Baal, and Jehu said to the servants of Baal, “Look around to see that there are no servants of the LORD here among you—only servants of Baal.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/11-4.htm">2 Kings 11:4</a></span><br />Then in the seventh year, Jehoiada sent for the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, and the guards, and had them brought into the house of the LORD. There he made a covenant with them and put them under oath. He showed them the king’s son<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/11-9.htm">2 Kings 11:9</a></span><br />So the commanders of hundreds did everything that Jehoiada the priest had ordered. Each of them took his men—those coming on duty on the Sabbath and those going off duty—and came to Jehoiada the priest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/12-2.htm">2 Kings 12:2</a></span><br />And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days he was instructed by Jehoiada the priest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/12-7.htm">2 Kings 12:7</a></span><br />So King Joash called Jehoiada and the other priests and said, “Why have you not repaired the damage to the temple? Now, therefore, take no more money from your constituency, but hand it over for the repair of the temple.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/13-14.htm">2 Kings 13:14</a></span><br />When Elisha had fallen sick with the illness from which he would die, Jehoash king of Israel came down to him and wept over him, saying, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And when you have stayed three days, then you shall go down quickly, and come to the place where you did hide yourself when the business was in hand, and shall remain by the stone Ezel.</p><p class="hdg">quickly.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/20-5.htm">1 Samuel 20:5</a></b></br> And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to morrow <i>is</i> the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field unto the third <i>day</i> at even.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/19-2.htm">1 Samuel 19:2</a></b></br> 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 <i>place</i>, and hide thyself:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/5-7.htm">Abide</a> <a href="/1_samuel/18-13.htm">Business</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-22.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-5.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/micah/1-11.htm">Ezel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-16.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-8.htm">Heap</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-22.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-5.htm">Hide</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-3.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/1_samuel/18-23.htm">Matter</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-18.htm">Missed</a> <a href="/romans/16-7.htm">Noted</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-48.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-2.htm">Specially</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-50.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-12.htm">Third</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-14.htm">Three</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-8.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-18.htm">Tomorrow</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-29.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-16.htm">Wait</a> <a href="/1_samuel/16-21.htm">Waiting</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-17.htm">Wast</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-9.htm">Work</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-1.htm">Yonder</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/22-5.htm">Abide</a> <a href="/1_samuel/21-2.htm">Business</a> <a href="/1_samuel/22-1.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-17.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/micah/1-11.htm">Ezel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/21-3.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-17.htm">Heap</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-24.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/1_samuel/23-19.htm">Hide</a> <a href="/1_samuel/22-6.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-23.htm">Matter</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-7.htm">Missed</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/9-17.htm">Noted</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-38.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-29.htm">Specially</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-37.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-20.htm">Third</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-20.htm">Three</a> <a href="/1_samuel/21-1.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-19.htm">Tomorrow</a> <a href="/1_samuel/22-2.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/1_samuel/22-8.htm">Wait</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-38.htm">Waiting</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-14.htm">Wast</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-2.htm">Work</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-25.htm">Yonder</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 20</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/20-1.htm">David consults with Jonathan for his safety</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/20-11.htm">Jonathan and David renew their covenant by oath</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/20-18.htm">Jonathan's token to David</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/20-23.htm">Saul, missing David, seeks to kill Jonathan</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/20-35.htm">Jonathan affectionately takes his leave of David</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In this context, it reflects the urgency and gravity of the situation between David and Jonathan. The number three is frequently seen in Scripture, such as Jonah's three days in the belly of the fish (<a href="/jonah/1-17.htm">Jonah 1:17</a>) and Jesus' resurrection on the third day (<a href="/matthew/16-21.htm">Matthew 16:21</a>), symbolizing a time of transition or divine intervention.<p><b>hurry down to the place you hid</b><br>This phrase indicates a prearranged plan between David and Jonathan, highlighting their deep friendship and trust. The act of hiding suggests the danger David is in due to King Saul's jealousy and intent to kill him. The need to "hurry" underscores the imminent threat and the urgency of the situation. This reflects the broader theme of God's protection over David, who is anointed to be king despite Saul's pursuit.<p><b>on the day this trouble began</b><br>The "trouble" refers to Saul's growing hostility towards David, which began after David's success and popularity following his victory over Goliath (<a href="/1_samuel/18-6.htm">1 Samuel 18:6-9</a>). This marks a turning point in David's life, where he transitions from a favored servant to a fugitive. It also highlights the spiritual battle between God's chosen king and the rejected king, Saul.<p><b>and remain beside the stone Ezel</b><br>The stone Ezel serves as a landmark for David, providing a specific location for Jonathan to communicate with him. Stones often serve as memorials or witnesses in biblical narratives, such as the stones set up by Joshua in the Jordan River (<a href="/joshua/4-20.htm">Joshua 4:20-24</a>). The stone Ezel may symbolize God's faithfulness and the covenant between David and Jonathan. It also foreshadows Christ, the cornerstone (<a href="/ephesians/2-20.htm">Ephesians 2:20</a>), who is a refuge and foundation for believers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The future king of Israel, currently fleeing from King Saul who seeks his life. David is in a covenant friendship with Jonathan, Saul's son.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jonathan.htm">Jonathan</a></b><br>The son of King Saul and a close friend of David. He is caught between his loyalty to his father and his covenant with David.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/saul.htm">Saul</a></b><br>The first king of Israel, who has become increasingly paranoid and hostile towards David, seeing him as a threat to his throne.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_stone_ezel.htm">The Stone Ezel</a></b><br>A specific location mentioned as a meeting point for David and Jonathan. The name "Ezel" can be translated from Hebrew as "departure" or "going away," symbolizing a place of separation or decision.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_deed.htm">The Deed</a></b><br>Refers to the previous event where David had to hide due to Saul's intent to kill him. This context is crucial for understanding the urgency and secrecy of the meeting.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_godly_friendships.htm">The Importance of Godly Friendships</a></b><br>Jonathan and David's relationship exemplifies a covenant friendship rooted in mutual respect and loyalty. In our lives, we should seek friendships that encourage us in our faith and align with God's purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trusting_god's_timing.htm">Trusting God's Timing</a></b><br>The instruction to wait until the "third day" signifies patience and trust in God's timing. We are reminded to wait on the Lord and trust His plans, even when circumstances seem dire.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_faith_in_uncertainty.htm">The Role of Faith in Uncertainty</a></b><br>David's situation was precarious, yet he relied on God's guidance through Jonathan. In times of uncertainty, we should seek God's direction and trust His provision.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_symbolic_places.htm">The Significance of Symbolic Places</a></b><br>The stone Ezel represents a place of decision and separation. In our spiritual journey, we encounter "Ezel" moments where we must make choices that align with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_in_the_face_of_adversity.htm">Courage in the Face of Adversity</a></b><br>Both David and Jonathan displayed courage in their actions. As believers, we are called to stand firm in our faith, even when faced with challenges or opposition.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_samuel_20.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Samuel 20</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_david_or_elhanan_kill_goliath.htm">Did David or Elhanan kill Goliath?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_elhanan_kill_goliath's_brother.htm">1 Chronicles 20:5: Why does this text say Elhanan killed Goliath's brother, whereas 2 Samuel 21:19 seems to conflict about who killed Goliath?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_jonathan's_signals_in_1_sam_20_verifiable.htm">Are the clandestine signals used by Jonathan in 1 Samuel 20:19-22 verifiable through any parallel ancient Near Eastern texts or historical records?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_killed_goliath.htm">Who killed Goliath? (1 Samuel 17:49 vs. 2 Samuel 21:19)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_samuel/20.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) <span class= "bld">Go down quickly.</span>--"Quickly" represents, but not faithfully, the Hebrew <span class= "ital">m'od. </span>"Quickly" comes from the Vulg., <span class= "ital">descende ergo festinus. </span>The literal rendering of <span class= "ital">m'od </span>is "greatly," and probably Dean Payne Smith's rendering, "and on the third day go a long way (greatly) down into the valley," represents the meaning of the original, which has been a general stumbling-block with the versions. The Chaldee, Arabic, and Syriac here interpret rather than translate, "on the third day thou will be missed the more." "It did not matter," writes the Dean, "whether David went fast or slow, as he was to hide there some time, but it was important that David should be far away, so that no prying eye might chance to catch sight of him."<p><span class= "bld">When the business was in hand.</span>--The expression, <span class= "ital">b'yom hamma?seh, </span>rendered in our version by "when the business was <span class= "ital">in hand," </span>is one hard to understand. Perhaps the best translation is that adopted by Gesenius, De Wette, and Maurer, who render it quite literally "on the day of the deed," and understand by "deed" King Saul's design of killing David (see <a href="/1_samuel/19-2.htm" title="But Jonathan Saul's son delighted much in David: and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeks to kill you: now therefore, I pray you, take heed to yourself until the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide yourself:">1Samuel 19:2</a>).<p><span class= "bld">By the stone Ezel.</span>--This stone, or cairn, or possibly ruin, is mentioned nowhere else. Some have supposed it to have been a road-stone, or stone guide-post. The following ingenious conjecture is hazarded in the <span class= "ital">Speaker's Commentary:--"</span>The LXX. here, and again in <a href="/1_samuel/20-41.htm" title="And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded.">1Samuel 20:41</a> (where the spot, but not the stone, is spoken of), read <span class= "ital">argab, </span>or <span class= "ital">ergab, </span>a word meaning <span class= "ital">a heap of stones. </span>If this is the true reading, David's hiding place was either a natural cavernous rock, which was called <span class= "ital">argab, </span>or some ruin of an ancient building equally suited for a hiding place." Ewald, slightly changing the text, understands the word as signifying "the lonely waste."<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/20-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">[When] you have stayed three days,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשִׁלַּשְׁתָּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šil·laš·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8027.htm">Strong's 8027: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do a third time, divide into three parts</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hurry</span><br /><span class="heb">מְאֹ֔ד</span> <span class="translit">(mə·’ōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3966.htm">Strong's 3966: </a> </span><span class="str2">Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily</span><br /><br /><span class="word">down</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵּרֵ֣ד</span> <span class="translit">(tê·rêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come or go down, descend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the place</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמָּק֔וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mā·qō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> </span><span class="str2">A standing, a spot, a condition</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you hid</span><br /><span class="heb">נִסְתַּ֥רְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(nis·tar·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5641.htm">Strong's 5641: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hide, conceal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the day</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּי֣וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this trouble began,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(ham·ma·‘ă·śeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4639.htm">Strong's 4639: </a> </span><span class="str2">An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and remain</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָ֣שַׁבְתָּ֔</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·šaḇ·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">beside</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֖צֶל</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·ṣel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_681.htm">Strong's 681: </a> </span><span class="str2">A joining together, proximity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the stone</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֶ֥בֶן</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’e·ḇen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_68.htm">Strong's 68: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stone</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Ezel.</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָֽזֶל׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·zel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_237.htm">Strong's 237: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ezel -- a memorial stone in Palestine</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/20-19.htm">1 Samuel 20:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/20-19.htm">1 Samuel 20:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_samuel/20-19.htm">1 Samuel 20:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/20-19.htm">1 Samuel 20:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/20-19.htm">1 Samuel 20:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/20-19.htm">1 Samuel 20:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/20-19.htm">1 Samuel 20:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/20-19.htm">1 Samuel 20:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/20-19.htm">1 Samuel 20:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_samuel/20-19.htm">1 Samuel 20:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_samuel/20-19.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 20:19 When you have stayed three days you (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/20-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 20:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 20:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/20-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 20:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 20:20" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>