1 Samuel 20:8-10

New International Reader's Version

⁸ Please be kind to me. You have made a covenant with me in front of the Lord. If I’m guilty, kill me yourself! Don’t hand me over to your father!”

⁹ “I would never do that!” Jonathan said. “Suppose I had even the smallest clue that my father had made up his mind to harm you. Then I would tell you.”

¹⁰ David asked, “Who will tell me if your father answers you in a mean way?”