And again, Saul sent messengers to see David, saying, "Bring him to me on the bed, so that he may be killed."
if the men around my tabernacle have not said: "He might give us some of his food, so that we will be filled,"
My friends and my neighbors have drawn near and stood against me. And those who were next to me stood far apart. And those who sought my soul used violence.
Their feet are swift to shed blood.
And Saul sent attendants to seize David. And it was answered that he was sick.
And when the messengers had arrived, they found a likeness on the bed, with a goat pelt at its head.
And when Saul had heard this, being pleased by the voice of Jonathan, he swore, "As the Lord lives, he shall not be killed."