3 And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and I will speak with my father of thee, and what I see, that I will tell thee.
4 And Jonathan spoke good of David unto Saul, his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his slave David, for he has not sinned against thee; on the other hand his works have been very good for thee,
5 for he put his soul in his hand and slew the Philistine, and the Lord wrought a great salvation for all Israel. Thou didst see it and rejoice. Why then wilt thou sin against innocent blood to slay David without a cause?
6 And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan, and Saul swore, As the Lord lives, he shall not be slain.
7 And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan told him all those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence as in times past.
8 And there was war again, and David went out and fought with the Philistines and slew them with a great slaughter, and they fled from him.
9 And the evil spirit from the Lord was upon Saul as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand, and David played with his hand.