1 Samuel 20:22 meaning and explanation

But if I say to the young man, ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you,’ then you must go, for the LORD has sent you away.

1 Samuel 20:22, Berean Standard Bible

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Jonathan is speaking to David in the field near the stone Ezel, setting up a secret signal to reveal King Saul's intentions. If the arrows fall beyond the boy, the words mean David must flee, and Jonathan names the deeper reason: the LORD has sent you away.

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