16. So Jonathan made a solemn pact with David, saying, “May the lord destroy all your enemies!”
17. And Jonathan made David reaffirm his vow of friendship again, for Jonathan loved David as he loved himself.
18. Then Jonathan said, “Tomorrow we celebrate the new moon festival. You will be missed when your place at the table is empty.
19. The day after tomorrow, toward evening, go to the place where you hid before, and wait there by the stone pile.
20. I will come out and shoot three arrows to the side of the stone pile as though I were shooting at a target.
21. Then I will send a boy to bring the arrows back. If you hear me tell him, ‘They’re on this side,’ then you will know, as surely as the lord lives, that all is well, and there is no trouble.