And as for me, I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are hiding, and I will speak with my father about you; and (A)whatever I [a]find out, I will tell you.” Then Jonathan (B)spoke well of David to his father Saul and said to him, “(C)May the king not sin against his servant David, since he has not sinned against you, and since his deeds have been very [b]beneficial to you. For (D)he took his life in his hand and struck the Philistine, and (E)the Lord brought about a great [c]victory for all Israel; you saw it and rejoiced. (F)Why then would you sin against innocent blood by putting David to death [d]for no reason?”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 19:3 Lit see
  2. 1 Samuel 19:4 Lit good
  3. 1 Samuel 19:5 Lit deliverance
  4. 1 Samuel 19:5 Or undeservedly

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