It happened in the morning, that Jonathan went out into the field at the time appointed with David, and a little boy with him.
The main character in this pericope is Jonathan. His attitude to God’s will contrasts positively with Saul’s attitude. Rather than opposing God’s will and His anointed, as Saul did, Jonathan humbled himself before God’s will and supported the Lord’s anointed, David. Jonathan faced a terrible tension since Saul’s attitude divided Jonathan’s loyalty. He solved this problem by putting God’s will first. He submitted to the domestic authority of his father, and to the civil authority of his king, by obeying Saul, except when obedience to Saul conflicted with obedience to God (cf. 1 Peter 2:13-17).