1 Samuel 20:20-22

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

²⁰ I will shoot three arrows beside it as if I’m aiming at a target. ²¹ Then I will send a servant and say, “Go and find the arrows! ” Now, if I expressly say to the servant, “Look, the arrows are on this side of you – get them,” then come, because as the Lord lives, it is safe for you and there is no problem. ²² But if I say this to the youth, “Look, the arrows are beyond you! ”^(A) then go, for the Lord is sending you away.