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But if I say thus to the youth: Behold, the arrows are beyond thee, -- go thy way; for Jehovah sends thee away.
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And as to the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, Jehovah is between me and thee for ever.
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And David hid himself in the field; and it was the new moon, and the king sat at table to eat.
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And the king sat on his seat, as at other times, on the seat by the wall; and Jonathan arose, and Abner sat by Saul's side, and David's place was empty.
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And Saul said nothing that day; for he thought, Something has befallen [him], that he is not clean: surely he is not clean.
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And it came to pass the next day after the new moon, the second [day of the month], as David's place was empty, that Saul said to Jonathan his son, Why has not the son of Jesse come to table, neither yesterday nor to-day?
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And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me [to go] to Bethlehem,
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and said, Let me go, I pray thee; for we have a family sacrifice in the city; and my brother himself has commanded me [to be there]; and now, if I have found favour in thy sight, let me go away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. He has therefore not come to the king's table.
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And Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said to him, Son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own shame and to the shame of thy mother's nakedness?
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For as long as the son of Jesse lives upon earth, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. And now send and fetch him to me, for he must die.
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And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said to him, Why should he be put to death? what has he done?