KJV ORIGINAL
But the lad knew not any thing: only Jonathan and David knew the matter.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
But the young servant didn't know anything about what was really happening: only Jonathan and David knew what the signal meant.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse shows that Jonathan and David had a secret understanding while keeping an innocent servant unaware of their dangerous plan.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during Jonathan's carefully planned signal to warn David that King Saul intended to kill him. Jonathan used a bow and arrow exercise with his servant as cover, speaking coded words that only David would understand from his hiding place. The servant was kept innocent of the treasonous communication between the prince and the fugitive.
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