1 SAMUEL 19:4 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to thee-ward very good:”
But tomorrow be careful and hide yourself and stay in a secret place — Jonathan's counsel (*ve'atah shimor alecha u'lechu va'sitarta b'makom sater*) is practical and protective; he advises David to become fugitive, to enter the hidden world of the hunted. The verb *sitarta*, hide yourself, suggests the liminality of fugitive existence, the loss of the visible, public role that David has occupied. This advice marks the beginning of David's transformation from honored court warrior to hunted man, from insider to outsider.
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