1 Samuel 20:29-31

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²⁹ He said, ‘Let me go. Our family is having a sacrifice in Bethlehem. My brother ordered me to be there. Now if I am your friend, please let me go and see my brothers.’ That is why David has not come to the king’s table.”

³⁰ Saul was very angry with Jonathan and said to him, “You son of a twisted, rebellious woman! I know that you have chosen to support that son of Jesse.^[a] This will bring shame to you and to your mother. ³¹ As long as Jesse’s son lives, you will never be king and have a kingdom. Now, bring David to me! He is a dead man.”