John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 20:36
And he said unto his lad, run, find out now the arrows which I shoot ,.... He no doubt told him the mark which he should shoot at, the stone Ezel, and bid him look out about that for them: and as the lad ran ; before he had got to the mark: he shot an arrow beyond him : or it; beyond the lad, or beyond the mark he shot at; purposely shooting with great strength, that he might exceed, and thereby give notice to David how things stood, which was the sign agreed on. read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 20:35
And it came to pass in the morning :,.... The next morning, the morning of the third day of the month: that Jonathan went out into the field at the time appointed with David ; he went to the place in the field, or near it, where David hid himself, and at the time agreed between them; which, Abarbinel says, was the time the nobles agreed on for walking, and motion, and for hunting, and casting of arrows, so that Jonathan could go forth without suspicion: and a little lad with him ; to... read more