1 Samuel 20:1-10

The Friendship of David and Jonathan

20¹ And David fleeth from Naioth in Ramah, and cometh, and saith before Jonathan, 'What have I done? what 'is' mine iniquity? and what my sin before thy father, that he is seeking my life?' ² And he saith to him, 'Far be it! thou dost not die; lo, my father doth not do anything great or small and doth not uncover mine ear; and wherefore doth my father hide from me this thing? this 'thing' is not.' ³ And David sweareth again, and saith, 'Thy father hath certainly known that I have found grace in thine eyes, and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved; and yet, Jehovah liveth, and thy soul liveth, but—as a step between me and death.' ⁴ And Jonathan saith to David, 'What doth thy soul say?—and I do it for thee.' ⁵ And David saith unto Jonathan, 'Lo, the new moon 'is' to-morrow; and I do certainly sit with the king to eat; and thou hast sent me away, and I have been hidden in a field till the third evening; ⁶ if thy father at all look after me, and thou hast said, David asked earnestly of me to run to Beth-Lehem his city, for a sacrifice of the days 'is' there for all the family. ⁷ If thus he say: Good; peace 'is' for thy servant; and if it be very displeasing to him—know that the evil hath been determined by him; ⁸ and thou hast done kindness, to thy servant, for into a covenant of Jehovah thou hast brought thy servant with thee;—and if there is in me iniquity, put thou me to death; and unto thy father, why is this—thou dost bring me in?'

⁹ And Jonathan saith, 'Far be it from thee! for I certainly do not know that the evil hath been determined by my father to come upon thee, and I do not declare it to thee.' ¹⁰ And David saith unto Jonathan, 'Who doth declare to me? or what 'if' thy father doth answer thee sharply?'