1 Samuel 20:6-8

The Voice

⁶ If your father asks about me, tell him that I asked to return to my hometown, Bethlehem, for an annual family sacrifice. ⁷ If he says, “Fine,” then all will be well with your servant. But if he is angry, you will know that he intends to harm me. ⁸ So deal kindly with your servant, for you have made a sacred covenant with me, your servant. But if I am guilty, then kill me yourself. Why should you have to bring me in front of your father?