1 Samuel 20:6-8

New English Translation

⁶ If your father happens to miss me, you should say, ‘David urgently requested me to let him go^[a] to his town Bethlehem, for there is an annual sacrifice there for his entire family.’ ⁷ If he should then say, ‘That’s fine,’^[b] then your servant is safe. But if he becomes very angry, be assured that he has decided to harm me.^{[c] 8} You must be loyal^[d] to your servant, for you have made a covenant with your servant in the Lord’s name.^[e] If I am guilty,^[f] you yourself kill me! Why bother taking me to your father?”