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 1 Samuel 20:24-42

Saul said nothing that day, for he thought, “Something must have happened to David to make him ceremonially unclean—surely he is unclean.” But the next day, the second day of the month, David’s place was empty again. Then Saul said to his son Jonathan, “Why hasn’t the son of Jesse come to the meal, either yesterday or today?”

 “Why should he be put to death? What has he done?” Jonathan asked his father. But Saul hurled his spear at him to kill him. Then Jonathan knew that his father intended to kill David.

on that second day of the feast he did not eat, because he was grieved at his father’s shameful treatment of David.

After the boy had gone, David got up from the south side of the stone and bowed down before Jonathan three times, with his face to the ground. Then they kissed each other and wept together—but David wept the most.

Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, for we have sworn friendship with each other in the name of the Lord, saying, ‘The Lord is witness between you and me, and between your descendants and my descendants forever.’” Then David left, and Jonathan went back to the town.

Why?

Jonathan knew that his father intended to kill David. So Jonathan followed the agreement with David and confirmed this information. So David and Jonathan separated and until Jonathan died they did not meet anymore.

This friendship has occurred throughout life, so having a good friend is a blessing.

How?

It is a sad story but all of this event our God knows it.