⁴ Thus Jonathan ^(A)spoke well of David to Saul his father, and said to him, “Let not the king ^(B)sin against his servant, against David, because he has not sinned against you, and because his works have been very good toward you.

⁵ For he took his ^(A)life in his hands and ^(B)killed the Philistine, and ^(C)the Lord brought about a great deliverance for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced. ^(D)Why then will you ^(E)sin against innocent blood, to kill David without a cause?”

³² And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said to him, ^(A)“Why should he be killed? What has he done?”

¹¹ Moreover, my father, see! Yes, see the corner of your robe in my hand! For in that I cut off the corner of your robe, and did not kill you, know and see that there is ^(A)neither evil nor rebellion in my hand, and I have not sinned against you. Yet you ^(B)hunt my life to take it.