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at Meat but let me go, that I may hide myself in the Field unto the third Day at Even.

6 If thy Father at all miss me, then say, David earnestly afked Leave of me, that he might run to Beth-lehem his City for there is a yearly Sacrifice there for all the Family.

7 If he fay thus, It is well; thy Servant fhall have Peace but if he be very wroth, then be fure that Evil is determined by him.

8 Therefore thou fhalt deal kindly with thy Servant; for thou haft brought thy Servant into a Covenant of the LORD with thee notwithstanding, if there be in me INIQUITY, flay me thyfelf; for why fhouldft thou bring me to thy Father?

9 And Jonathan faid, Far be it from thee: for if I knew certainly, that Evil were determined by my Father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee?

10 Then faid David to Jonathan, Who fhall tell me? or what if thy Father anfwer thee roughly?

II And Jonathan faid unto David, Come, and let us go out into the Field. And they went out both of them into the Field.

iz And Jonathan faid unto David, O LORD GOD of Ifrael, when I have founded my Father, about To-morrow any time, or the third Day, and behold, if there be Good toward David, and I then fend not unto thee, and fhew it thee;

13 The LORD do fo and much more to Jonathan: but if it please my Father to do thee Evil, then I will fhew it thee, and fend thee away, that thou mayeft go in peace and the LORD be with thee, as he hath been with my Father.

14 And thou fhalt not only, while yet I live, fhew me the Kindness of the LORD, that I die not:

15 But alfo thou fhalt not cut off thy Kindness from my Houfe for ever: no not when the LORD hath cut off the ENEMIES of David, every one from the Face of the Earth.

16 So Jonathan made a Covenant with the House of David, faying, Let the LORD even require it at the Hand of David's Enemies.

17 And Jonathan caufed David to fwear again, because he loved him: for he LOVED him as he LOVED his own SOUL.

18 Then Jonathan faid to David, To-morrow is the New

New Moon and thou shalt be miffed, becaufe thy Seat will be empty.

19 And when thou haft ftayed three Days, then thou fhalt go down quickly, and come to the Place where thou didft hide thyfelf, when the Bufinefs was in hand, and fhalt remain by the Stone Ezel.

20 And I will fhoot three Arrows on the Side thereof, as though I fhot at a Mark.

21 And behold, I will fend a Lad, faying, Go, find out the Arrows. If I exprefly fay unto the Lad, Behold, the Arrows are on this fide of thee, take them; then come thou for there is Peace to thee, and no Hurt.

22 But if I fay thus unto the young Man, Behold, the Arrows are beyond thee: go thy way, for the LORD hath fent thee away.

24 So David hid himself in the Field and when the New Moon was come, the King fat him down to eat Meat.

27 And it came to pafs on the fecond Day of the Month, that David's Place was empty and Saul faid unto Jonathan, Wherefore cometh not the Son of Jelle to Meat, neither Yesterday nor To-day?

28 And Jonathan anfwered Saul, David earnestly afked leave of me, to go to Beth-lehem :

29 Therefore he cometh not unto the King's Table. 30 Then Saul's Anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he faid unto him, Thou Son of the perverfe rebellious Woman, do not I know that thou haft chofen the Son of Jeffe to thine own Confufion, and unto the Confusion of thy Mother's Nakedness?

31 For as long as the Son of Jeffe LIVETH upon the Ground, thou shalt not be ESTABLISHED, nor thy KINGDOM: wherefore now fend and fetch him unto me, for he fhall furely die.

32 And Jonathan faid, Wherefore fhall he be flain? what hath he done?

33 And Saul caft a Javelin at him to fmite him: whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined of his Father to flay David.

34 So Jonathan arofe from the Table in fierce Anger, and did eat no Meat the fecond Day of the Month. for he was grieved for David, becaufe his Father had done him Shame.

35 And it came to pass in the Morning, that Jonathan

went

went out into the Field at the Time appointed with David, and a little Lad with him.

36 And he said unto his Lad, Run, find out now the Arrows which I fhoot. And as the Lad ran, he fhot an Arrow beyond him.

37 And when the Lad was come to the Place of the Arrow, Jonathan cried after the Lad, and faid, Is not the Arrow beyond thee?

38 And Jonathan cried after the Lad, Make speed, hafte, ftay not.

39 But the Lad knew not any thing: only Jonathan and David knew the Matter.

40 And Jonathan gave his Artillery unto his Lad, and faid unto him, Go, carry them to the City,

41 And as foon 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 Ex

CEEDED.

42 And Jonathan faid to David, Go in peace, forafmuch as we have fworn both of us in the Name of the LORD, faying, The LORD be between me and thee, and between my Seed and thy Seed for ever. And he arofe and departed: and Jonathan went into the City.

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1 David at Nob obtaineth of Ahimelech hallowed Bread: 8 He taketh Goliah's Sword: 10 And at Gath feigneth himself mad.

Ver. 1 'HEN came David to Nob to Ahimelech the Prieft and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and faid unto him, Why art thou alone, and no Man with thee?

2 And David faid, The King hath commanded me a Bufinefs, and hath faid unto me, Let no Man know any thing of the Bufinefs whereabout I fend thee.

3 Now therefore what is under thine Hand? give me five Loaves of Bread in mine Hand, or what there is prefent.

4 And the Priest answered David, and faid, There is no common Bread under mine Hand, but there is HALLOWED Bread; if the young Men have kept themfelves at leaft

from Women.

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5 And David anfwered the Prieft, and faid unto him, Of a truth, Women have been kept from us about these three Days, fince I came out, and the Veffels of the young Men are holy, and the Bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were fanctified this Day in the Veffel.

6 So the Priest gave him hallowed Bread; for there was no Bread there, but the Shew-bread that was taken from before the LORD, to put hot Bread in the Day when it was taken away.

7 Now a certain Man of the Servants of Saul was there that Day, detained before the LORD; and his Name was Doeg an Edomite, the chiefeft of the Herdmen that belonged to Saul.

8 And David faid unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine Hand Spear or Sword? for I have neither brought my Sword nor my Weapons with me, because the King's Bufinefs required Haste.

9 And the Priest faid, The Sword of Goliah the Philiftine, whom thou fleweft in the Valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapt in a Cloth behind the Ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it for there is no other fave that here. And David faid, There is none like that, give it me.

10 And David arofe, and fled that Day for fear of Saul, and went to Achifh the King of Gath.

11 And the Servants of Achifh faid unto him, Is not this David the King of the Land? did they not fing one to another of him in Dances, faying, Saul hath flain his Thoufands, and David his Ten thoufands.

12 And David laid up thefe Words in his Heart, and was fore afraid of Achifh the King of Gath.

b PSA L. XXXIV. A Pfalm of David, when he changed his Behaviour before Abimelech : who drove him away, and he departed.

13b And he CHANGED his Behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their Hands, and fcrabbled on the Doors of the Gate, and let his Praife fhall continually be in his Spittle fall down upon his my Mouth. Beard.

14 Then faid Achifh unto his Servants, Lo, you fee the Man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?

15 Have I need of Madmen, that ye have brought

Will blefs the LORD at all Times:

2 My Soul fhall make her Boaft in the LORD: the Humble fhall hear thereof, and be glad.

3 O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his Name together.

4 I fought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my

Fears.

s They looked unto him, and

this Fellow to play the Madman in my Prefence? fhall this Fellow come into my House?

were lightned: and their Faces were not afhamed.

6 This poor Man cried, and, the LORD heard him; and faved him out

of all his Troubles.

7 The Angel of the LORD encampand delivereth them.

eth round about them that fear him, $ O tafte and fee that the LORD is good: bleffed is the Man that trusteth in him.

9 O fear the LORD, ye his Saints: for there is no Want to them that fear him.

10 The young Lions do lack, and suffer Hunger: but they that seek the LORD fhall not want any good Thing.

11 Come ye Children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the Fear of the LORD.

12 What Man is he that defireth Life, and loveth many Days, that he may fee Good?

13 Keep thy Tongue from Evil, and thy Lips from speaking Guile. 14 Depart from Evil, and do Good: feek Peace and purfue it.

Is The Eyes of the LORD are upon the Righteous, and his Ears are open unto their Cry.

16 The Face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the Remembrance of them from the Earth.

17 The Righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their Troubles.

18 The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken Heart: and faveth fuch as be of a contrite Spirit.

19 Many are the Afflictions of the Righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

20 He keepeth all his Bones: not one of them is broken.

21 Evil fhall lay the Wicked: and they that hate the Righteous fhall be defolate.

22 The LORD redeemeth the Soul of his Servants: and none of them that trust in him fhall be defolate.

PSAL LVI.

To the chief Musician upon Jonath-elem-rechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philiftines took him in Gath *.

E merciful unto me, O God, for Man would swallow me up: he fight

Bing daily oppreffeth me.

2 Mine Enemies would daily fwallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, Q thou moft High.

3 What time I am afraid, I will truft in thee.

4 In GOD I will praife his Word, in GoD I have put my Truft, I will not fear what Flesh can do unto me.

s Every Day they wreft my Words: all their Thoughts are against me for Evil.

6 They gather themselves together, they hide themseves, they mark my Steps, when they wait for my Soul.

7 Shall they escape by Iniquity in thine Anger caft down the People, a

GOD.

8 Thou telleft my Wandrings, put thou my Tears into thy Bottle: are they not in thy Book?

9 When I cry unto thee, then shall mine Enemies turn back this I know, for GoD is for me.

10 In GOD will I praise his Word, in the LORD will I praise his Word.

Gath was the City of Goliah, to which David now fled from the Perfecution

of Saul.

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