(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
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1 Samuel 20:1–8, “And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life? And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, but that he will shew it me: and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so. And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death. Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will even do it for thee. And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to morrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field unto the third day at even. If thy father at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Bethlehem his city: for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family. If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be very wroth, then be sure that evil is determined by him. Therefore thou shalt deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the LORD with thee: notwithstanding, if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father?”
When David realised that Saul was at Naioth he left there and went to find Jonathan. David knew that he could trust Jonathan because they both had a great respect for each other. David asked his friend what was wrong, he wanted to know what he had down wrong and why Saul wanted to kill him. Jonathan was mystified, he didn’t realise that his father was trying to kill David. He told David that Saul consulted him in every matter but hadn’t discussed anything about David with him. David told Jonathan that Saul knew David and Jonathan were very close so the king hadn’t told his son anything about David. Jonathan asked David what he could do to help David. David asked Jonathan to talk to his father while David hid. Jonathan was to tell Saul that David had other business and couldn’t come to the palace for a while even though there was a new moon festival. (Many Israelis, at that time, still celebrated some of the pagan, fertility festivals that the people of the Land celebrated.) Jonathan was to find out what Saul’s attitude was and then to let David know. David also told Jonathan to execute him if Jonathan found out that David had done anything worthy of death.
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