1 Samuel 20:22
22 But if I say to the boy, 'Look, the arrows are beyond you,' then you must go, because the Lord has sent you away.
Other Translations of 1 Samuel 20:22
King James Version
22 But if I say thus unto the young man, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way: for the Lord hath sent thee away.
English Standard Version
22 But if I say to the youth, 'Look, the arrows are beyond you,' then go, for the Lord has sent you away.
The Message
22 But if I yell, 'The arrows are farther out!' then run for it - God wants you out of here!
New King James Version
22 But if I say thus to the young man, 'Look, the arrows are beyond you'--go your way, for the Lord has sent you away.
New Living Translation
22 But if I tell him, 'Go farther-the arrows are still ahead of you,' then it will mean that you must leave immediately, for the Lord is sending you away.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Samuel 20:22
Commentary on 1 Samuel 20:11-23
(Read 1 Samuel 20:11-23)
Jonathan faithfully promises that he would let David know how he found his father affected towards him. It will be kindness to ourselves and to ours, to secure an interest in those whom God favours, and to make his friends ours. True friendship rests on a firm basis, and is able to silence ambition, self-love, and undue regard for others. But who can fully understand the love of Jesus, who gave himself as a sacrifice for rebellious, polluted sinners! how great then ought to be the force and effects of our love to him, to his cause, and his people!