King James Version
1 Samuel 20:8 KJV
“Therefore thou shalt deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the LORD with thee: notwithstanding, if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father?”
Bible Study
1 Samuel 20 — Context
1 Samuel 20:7 — “If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be very wroth, then be sure that evil is determined ...”
1 Samuel 20:8 — “Therefore thou shalt deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the LORD with thee: notwithstanding, if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father?”
1 Samuel 20:9 — “And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee: for if I knew certainly that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee...”