1 Samuel 20:10-12

International Standard Version

¹⁰ Then David told Jonathan, “Who will tell me if your father answers you harshly?”

David and Jonathan Make a Covenant

¹¹ Then Jonathan told David, “Come, let’s go into the field.” So the two of them went into the field. ¹² Jonathan told David, “The Lord God of Israel is my witness^[a] that I’ll carefully question my father by tomorrow or the next day. And if the response^[b] is favorable for David, will I not then send word^[c] to you and let you know?^[d]