1 Samuel 20:19 Meaning and Explanation
“And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.”
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Read Full Chapter →Jonathan tells David where to wait after three days: the former hiding place, by the stone Ezel.
What Does 1 Samuel 20:19 Mean?
Jonathan gives David precise instructions. After three days he is to return to a known hiding place from an earlier time of danger and wait by the stone called Ezel, a landmark only the two of them would recognize. The plan is careful and concrete.
Faithful friendship attends to details. Jonathan does not leave David's safety to chance but appoints a place, a time, and a sign. Love that means to keep its word makes a way for the promise to be fulfilled, preparing the ground so that deliverance can actually arrive.
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What does 1 Samuel 20:19 mean?
Jonathan tells David where to wait after three days: the former hiding place, by the stone Ezel.