🎺 1 Samuel 20

1 Samuel 20 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, “What have I done? What is my iniquity? What is my sin before your father, that he seeks my life?”” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.

Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “But if I say this to the boy, ‘Behold, the arrows are beyond you;’ then go your way; for Yahweh has sent you away.” 1 Samuel 20 opens with these words: “David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, “What have I done? What is my iniquity? What is my sin before your…” The line to keep is 1 Samuel 20:7: “If he says, ‘It is well;’ your servant shall have peace: but if he is angry, then know that evil is determined by him.” Carry the word “well” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is 1 Samuel 20:7: “If he says, ‘It is well;’ your servant shall have peace: but if he is angry, then know that evil is determined by him.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in 1 Samuel 20? Then try this: Read “If he says, ‘It is well;’ your servant shall have peace: but if he is angry, then know that evil is…” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.