Jonathan Is Faithful to His Covenant with David: 20:1–4 David seeks out Jonathan to clarify the situation before he decides on the next step. Jonathan is unaware of Saul’s latest attack on David. This need not be seen as indicating a source that was unacquainted with the accounts of the previous attacks. Jonathan’s uncomplicated nature means that he wanted to believe Saul’s assurances about his attitude to David (19:6), and he finds it difficult to accept that Saul had regressed to his previous attitude. However, Jonathan accepts David’s word and the explanation for his own lack of knowledge of Saul’s intentions—namely, that Jonathan would be grieved (v. 3). Jonathan’s willingness to take whatever action David considers necessary (v. 4) is an implicit statement that his loyalty would go to…