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When the boy was come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after the boy, and said, Isn`t the arrow beyond you?
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A Coded Warning
Commentators explain that Jonathan's shout was not primarily for the boy but was a pre-arranged signal for David, who was hiding nearby. By shouting, 'Is not the arrow beyond thee?', Jonathan was secretly communicating that Saul's intentions were evil and that David must flee for his life. It was a clever and necessary act of covert communication to save his friend.
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19th Century
Baptist
Behold the love of Jonathan and David! Here was a brother born for adversity, who clung to his friend in the day of danger, and even jeopardized hi…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot To the ma…
Presbyterian
The separation of two such faithful friends was grievous to both, but David's case was the more lamentable, for David was leaving all his comforts,…
