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1 Samuel 20:22

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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.

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  1. 1 Samuel 20:20

    And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.

  2. 1 Samuel 20:21

    And, behold, I will send a lad, saying, Go, find out the arrows. If I expressly say unto the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee, take them; then come thou: for there is peace to thee, and no hurt; as the Lord liveth.

  3. 1 Samuel 20:23

    And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the Lord be between thee and me for ever.

  4. 1 Samuel 20:24

    So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat.

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