Charles Spurgeon Commentary 1 Samuel 20:11

"And Jonathan said unto David, Come, and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field." — 1 Samuel 20:11 (ASV)

And Jonathan said unto David, Come, and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field.

To get quite alone, so that they might express to one another the feelings of their innermost hearts, and also might consult together without any risk of being overheard.