And you shall deal mercifully with your servant; for you have brought your servant into a covenant of the Lord with yourself. And if there is iniquity in your servant, then kill me yourself, for why should you bring me to your father?

And Saul heeded the voice of Jonathan; and Saul swore, saying, [As] the Lord lives, he shall not die.

And it came to pass in that night, that Saul sent messengers to the house of David to watch him, in order to kill him in the morning. And Michal, David's wife, told him, saying, Unless you save your life this night, tomorrow you shall be slain.

And Michal took images, and laid them on the bed, and she put the liver of a goat by his head, and covered them with clothes.

And he sent for David, saying, Bring him to me on the bed, that I may kill him.

And this thing is not good which you have done. As the Lord lives, you are worthy of death, you who guard your lord the king, the Lord's anointed. And now behold, the spear of the king, and the jug of water- where are the articles that should be at his head?

For all of my father's house were as dead men before my lord the king; yet you have set your servant among them that eat at your table; and what right have I any longer even to cry to the king?

Let the groaning of the prisoners come in before You; according to the greatness of Your power, preserve the sons of the slain.