^{2 Ref} Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeks to kill you: now therefore, please take care of yourself in the morning, and live in a secret place, and hide yourself:

^{3 Ref} and I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are, and I will commune with my father of you; and if I see anything, I will tell you.

^{4 Ref} Jonathan spoke good of David to Saul his father, and said to him, Don't let the king sin against his servant, against David; because he has not sinned against you, and because his works have been very good toward you:

^{5 Ref} for he put his life in his hand, and struck the Philistine, and Yahweh worked a great victory for all Israel: you saw it, and did rejoice; why then will you sin against innocent blood, to kill David without a cause?

^{6 Ref} Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan: and Saul swore, As Yahweh lives, he shall not be put to death.

^{7 Ref} Jonathan called David, and Jonathan showed him all those things. Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as before.

^{8 Ref} There was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and killed them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him.

^{9 Ref} An evil spirit from Yahweh was on Saul, as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand; and David was playing with his hand.

^{10 Ref} Saul sought to strike David even to the wall with the spear; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he struck the spear into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night.

^{11 Ref} Saul sent messengers to David's house, to watch him, and to kill him in the morning: and Michal, David's wife, told him, saying, If you don't save your life tonight, tomorrow you will be slain.