3. But David took an oath, saying, “Your father certainly knows that you support me, so he said ⌊to himself⌋, ‘Jonathan must not know about this. It will bring him distress.’ But I solemnly swear, as the Lord and you live, I’m only one step away from death.”
4. Jonathan said to David, “I’ll do whatever you say.”
5. David replied, “Tomorrow is the New Moon Festival, when I should sit and eat at the king’s ⌊table⌋. But let me go and hide in the countryside for two more nights.
6. If your father really misses me, tell him, ‘David repeatedly begged me to let him run to Bethlehem, his hometown, because his relatives are offering the annual sacrifice there.’
7. If he says, ‘Good!’ then I will be safe. But if he gets really angry, then you’ll know for sure that he has decided to harm me.