³¹ For as long as the son of Jesse lives on the earth, you shall not be established, nor your kingdom. Therefore now send and bring him to me, for he shall surely die.

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

¹¹ 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.

¹² So Michal let David down through the window: and he went, and fled, and escaped.

¹³ Michal took the teraphim, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats' [hair] at the head of it, and covered it with the clothes.

¹⁴ When Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick.

¹⁵ Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may kill him.

⁸ Therefore deal kindly with your servant; for you have brought your servant into a covenant of Yahweh with you: but if there be in me iniquity, kill me yourself; for why should you bring me to your father?

¹⁶ This thing isn't good that you have done. As Yahweh lives, you are worthy to die, because you have not kept watch over your lord, Yahweh's anointed. Now see where the king's spear is, and the jar of water that was at his head.

²⁸ For all my father's house were but dead men before my lord the king; yet you set your servant among those who ate at your own table. What right therefore have I yet that I should cry any more to the king?

¹¹ Let the sighing of the prisoner come before you. According to the greatness of your power, preserve those who are sentenced to death;