Bible Strands
1 Samuel 20:19
When you have stayed three days, hurry down to the place you hid on the day this trouble began, and remain beside the stone Ezel.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jonathan speaks to David after confirming the New Moon deception, instructing him on the next phase of their escape signal.
The words — The Hebrew verb שִׁלֵּשְׁתָּ (shi.lash.Ta) carries the literal sense "you will do three times," marking the duration of David's concealment before movement.
The thread — The command to locate a hidden place directly parallels the warning in 1 Samuel 19:2 and David’s earlier commitment to conceal himself on the New Moon in 1 Samuel 20:5.
Why it lands — The text requires immediate action at a precise location and time, demanding that the reader follow explicit instructions rather than wait for further clarification when danger is present.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- 1 Samuel 19:2 so he warned David, saying, “My father Saul intends to kill you. Be on your guard in the morning; find a secret place and hide there.
- 1 Samuel 20:5 So David told him, “Look, tomorrow is the New Moon, and I am supposed to dine with the king. Instead, let me go and hide in the field until the third evening from now.