⁸Jonathan, be loyal to me, your servant. You have made an agreement with me before the Lord. If I am guilty, you may kill me yourself! Why hand me over to your father?”

⁹Jonathan answered, “No, never! If I learn that my father plans to hurt you, I will warn you!”

¹⁰David asked, “Who will let me know if your father answers you unkindly?”

¹¹Then Jonathan said, “Come, let’s go out into the field.” So the two of them went out into the field.

¹²Jonathan said to David, “I promise this before the Lord, the God of Israel: At this same time the day after tomorrow, I will find out how my father feels. If he feels good toward you, I will send word to you and let you know. ¹³But if my father plans to hurt you, I will let you know and send you away safely. May the Lord punish me terribly if I don’t do this. And may the Lord be with you as he has been with my father. ¹⁴But show me the kindness of the Lord as long as I live so that I may not die. ¹⁵You must never stop showing your kindness to my family, even when the Lord has destroyed all your enemies from the earth.”

¹⁶So Jonathan made an agreement with David. He said, “May the Lord hold David’s enemies responsible.” ¹⁷And Jonathan asked David to repeat his promise of love for him, because he loved David as much as he loved himself.

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